The World of Aviation

Ticket prices for domestic travel have risen sharply in May both at the pointy end of the aircraft and in the main cabin, figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics show. The most pronounced jump was in the index measuring business class fares, which rose to 91.2 index points in May, compared

Sydney Airport plans to talk with construction firms about what building a new airport at Badgerys Creek will involve once the formal consultation period with the government concludes, chief executive Kerrie Mather says. However, no decision on whether the company will take up its right of first refusal to build and operate the new airport

Air New Zealand has followed up “The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made” with a surfing-themed production that features the world’s best hitting the waves at a few of the Pacific’s most iconic locations. There is also a distinctly Australian flavour in Air NZ’s “Safety Safari”, with three-time world champion Mick Fanning and shots of

The first F-35 Lightning II to feature Australian-made vertical tails has rolled out of Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility. Built by Melbourne-based manufacturing company Marand, the vertical tails are on an F-35 AF-73, which emerged from Lockheed Martin’s aircraft final finishes facility on April 29. “We are proud of this incredible milestone for our team

Pilot, author and Australian Aviation contributor Owen Zupp has written a four-volume series called The Practical Pilot aimed at those “yearning to fly, learning to fly or revisiting lessons from long ago”. The first volume looks at what being the “Pilot in Command” involves and covers topics such as flying the aircraft, the approach, landing and

About $8 million will be spent in 2015/16 on international passenger processing facilities at Townsville and Sunshine Coast airports, the budget papers show. Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton said both airports will be able to offer ongoing international services as part of the funding package announced in Tuesday night’s budget. Townsville Airport was