The World of Aviation

Qantas has appointed television personality and advertising executive Todd Sampson to the board. Sampson takes up his seat as a non-executive director on February 25 2015, Qantas said in a statement on Friday. “Todd will bring a wealth of marketing experience to the Qantas Board, as well as broader business acumen from the senior leadership

Regional airports in NSW have been invited to apply for a slice of the state government’s $50 million funding program earmarked for infrastructure improvements in a bid to boost tourism. The $50 million package, available to the 30 regional airports that received regular public transport (RPT) services in the state, is part of the government’s

Aviation enthusiasts at Alice Springs have been treated to the sight of a Russian Antonov 74-200 at the city’s airport since December 22. It was understood that the UT Air cargo aircraft arrived in Australia on December 20 on a diplomatic mission from Kuala Lumpur, first landing in Broome and then onwards to Canberra. On

Fiji Airways has flagged opening a new destination in Asia as the airline confirms delivery of a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft due to arrive in December 2015. The aircraft will join the carrier’s existing three Airbus A330-200s, which fly from the island nation to Australia, New Zealand, the US and its sole Asian city Hong

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Hinterland Aviation managing director Mark Dorward says he expects air links to communities affected by the voluntary shutdown of Skytrans to be restored by other airlines once the dust settles. Skytrans chief executive Simon Wild’s decision to stop flying on Friday January 2 and wind up the company after 25 years of operations has left