The World of Aviation

Qantas is boosting service to Queensland with a return to Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast) from December and new flights to the Gold Coast due to take off from October. The start of a new daily Melbourne-Gold Coast non-stops from October 25 with Boeing 737-800s builds on Qantas’s return to the Glitter Strip three years ago in 2012 when it started

Lockheed Martin has emerged as the successful bidder for Sikorsky in a US$9.0 billion deal that will see the world’s biggest military helicopter manufacturer join the fold of the world’s biggest defence contractor. “Sikorsky is a natural fit for Lockheed Martin and complements our broad portfolio of world-class aerospace and defence products and technologies,” Marillyn Hewson,

Qantas has reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with former speechwriter Lucinda Holdworth, who had planned to publish a memoir, entitled Fighting Words, that would have detailed behind the scenes discussions and decisions taken during the airline’s controversial 2011 industrial grounding. Qantas took legal action to prevent the book’s publication, arguing it contained confidential information damaging

Virgin Australia has renewed and extended its agreement with airline IT company Sabre Technology. The new agreement will see Virgin extend and expand its use of Sabre’s SabreSonic system, which would allow the airline to “progressively implement a wide range of Sabre solutions, including SabreSonic retailing and personalisation solutions,” Sabre said in a statement. “Additionally, the agreement enables the

The Department of the Environment has approved the final environmental impact statement for F-35 flying operations from RAAF bases Williamtown and Tindal and over the Salt Ash air weapons range. The EIS approval, published on July 10, is subject to the RAAF meeting 15 conditions, “to minimise impacts to listed threatned species and communities…, wetlands of

Time is running out for rugby fans to enter a Qantas competition to select the special livery be worn by the A380 which will fly the Australian Wallabies to London for the Rugby World Cup later this year. And there is plenty at stake for rugby fans who make their selection from the three designs too – by voting