The World of Aviation

Charter and fly-in/fly-out operator Cobham Aviation Services’ first Embraer E190 jet has arrived in Adelaide. The aircraft arrived at Cobham Aviation Services’ Adelaide base about 2200 on Sunday, with the aircraft acquired to operate between Perth and Barrow Island. Cobham announced the acquisition of the Embraer in September, after signing a contract extension with resources giant Chevron to service Barrow Island

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tourism Australia have extended their two decades long commercial partnership with a new three-year deal worth A$12 million. Under the new strategic marketing agreement, SIA will promote Australia through marketing campaigns and other activities in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, the UK, Germany and China. The agreement also makes SIA the exclusive

Qantas’s 737 retrojet has broken cover. 737-800 VH-XZP is due to be formally unveiled in Seattle this Sunday ahead of its arrival into Sydney on Wednesday, but the aircraft has been spotted flight testing ahead of its formal handover, wearing the airline’s iconic ochre colour scheme first introduced in 1967. Knowing that it couldn’t keep the aircraft’s

Skytrans chief executive Simon Wild says the regional carrier is likely to shed about half of its 200-strong workforce once it hands over Queensland government regulated routes to Regional Express (Rex) in the new year. The airline has earmarked 101 jobs that will have to go once its three contracts with the Queensland government conclude

While construction is yet to begin on the proposed western Sydney airport located at Badgerys Creek, debate has already started on what to call the new facility. Prime Minister Tony Abbott kicked things off at the inaugural Bradfield Oration on November 5, when he advocated the airport should be named after the NSW engineer John Bradfield,

Six leading figures in Australian aviation, including Sir Reginald Ansett, were formally inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) on Saturday. A qualified pilot, Sir Reginald began Ansett Airways in 1936 with a six-seat Fokker Universal flying between Hamilton and Melbourne. From those beginnings, the airline grew to over 100 aircraft and served more than