The World of Aviation

Qantas’s retro painted 737 has begun its delivery flight to Australia. The Boeing 737-800, featuring the airline’s iconic ochre livery of the 1970s and early 1980s, took off from Boeing Field in Seattle at 0833 local time on Monday, according to flight monitoring website Flightaware. Operating as QF6024, VH-XZP then made a refuelling stop in

When Poh Ling Yeow creates a dish, the recipe is usually drawn up for between four and eight people. Ten at most. However, her new collaboration with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) means preparing meals for a fully loaded Airbus A330-300 filled with 283 passengers, which can be quite a daunting process. Not just because of the

The former manager of the transition team to induct the Airbus Defence & Space KC-30A (A330) multi-role tanker transport into RAAF service, AIRCDRE Noel Derwort has welcomed the resulting capability whilst on operations in the Middle East. Moving to the Commander of the Aerospace Operational Support Group (AOSG) in 2011, and now posted as Deputy

Qantas and China Eastern will apply to competition authorities for a proposed joint-venture which they say will deepen an existing commercial relationship and hopefully lead to new routes and more onward connections from the Chinese carrier’s Shanghai hub. The two airlines, who already have an existing codesharing arrangement, signed the proposed five-year partnership for flights between Australia

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for Airbus to provide 15 Airbus EC 135 T2+ helicopters for the ADF’s AIR 9000 Phase 7 helicopter Aircrew Training System. Announced as the preferred bidder late last year, the Boeing and Thales Australia team signed a contract with the Commonwealth on October 31

A trip to the petrol pump could soon bring you closer to that business class points upgrade after Virgin Australia added BP as a partner with its Velocity frequent flyer program. The tie-up will allow Velocity members, which number 4.5 million currently, to earn points when filling up at the 1,400 or so BP service