Aviation - VibeWire Magazine

Northrop Grumman ramps up pitch for Super Hornet replacement

Guest authors
August 12, 2026
0

The company’s major investment in the Melbourne, Florida-based sixth-generation precinct is designed to bolster Northrop Grumman’s pitch to the US Navy for the lucrative, sixth-generation fighter program to replace the ageing Super Hornet-based carrier…

Northrop Grumman ramps up pitch for Super Hornet replacement

Guest authors
August 12, 2026
0

Sydney most disrupted domestic airport in 2025, says insurer

Guest authors
August 11, 2026
0

In iSelect’s Australian Airport Delay Index for 2025, Sydney saw 6,700,207 passengers delayed or cancelled, ahead of Melbourne at 6,360,989, and Brisbane at 4,652,914. Delayed flights sat at 23 per cent, while 3.12 per cent cancelled last year.

Australia must learn from Williamtown drone incident, experts say

Guest authors
August 11, 2026
0

Speculation has whirled into a frenzy earlier this week with news that several unidentified drones had been seen flying over RAAF Base Williamtown and Newcastle Airport in early July.

Ghost Bat pushed as collaborative combat aircraft for Germany

Guest authors
August 11, 2026
0

The companies are positioning the Australian-designed uncrewed combat aircraft as a way for the German Air Force to move rapidly from CCA concept development towards operational capability while retaining sovereign control over key technologies.

Alliance cuts back QantasLink E-Jet wet lease

Guest authors
August 10, 2026
0

In a statement released to the ASX, the charter and FIFO operator said there will be a “staged reduction from 30 aircraft to 23 aircraft [in the agreement] over the course of FY27”, as well as a “meaningful increase in pricing” and a revised annual pri…

Exclusive: We need around 10% more ATCs, says Airservices boss

Guest authors
August 10, 2026
0

Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, Sharp said he feels Airservices should have around 1,200 air traffic controllers, and that current recruitment rates are the highest in its history. It comes as Airservices faces criticism for highly-publici…

Melbourne Airport unveils draft 2027 Master Plan

Guest authors
August 10, 2026
0

The Master Plan, available online, outlines a suite of terminal upgrades, as well as infrastructure improvements, transport links, and a 345-metre eastern extension of the east-west runway to accommodate shortening at the western end for the upcoming t…

WSI nets Vietjet for jet quintet

Guest authors
August 10, 2026
0

The Vietnamese low-cost carrier will launch two weekly A330 services from WSI to Ho Chi Minh City in January, increasing to three starting in March, with its Thai subsidiary to begin four weekly services to Bangkok starting in November next year.

Poseidon and Triton demonstrate interoperability and connectivity

Guest authors
August 10, 2026
0

The jointly funded technology demonstration is the first to showcase automated manned-unmanned teaming between the two platforms using an open systems architecture, allowing machine-to-machine mission planning and execution.