The World of Aviation

Security promises to be top of the agenda at the 2014 Regional Aviation Association of Australia national convention. Speakers at the conference will include Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, Chief of the Defence Force, as well as David Forsyth, chair of the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review. The three-day event also features a presentation from Australian

The first F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Australian Air Force has made its first flight. The aircraft, designated AU-1 by manufacturer Lockheed Martin and A35-001 by the RAAF, took off from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, adjacent to Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth production facilities, at approximately 14:45 local time on September

The world’s longest flight with the world’s largest passenger aircraft has landed at Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Qantas flight QF7 landed at DFW at 1326 local time on Monday, September 29, following a 15-hour, 15-minute journey from Sydney. The flight, operated by VH-OQL with a special livery on the tail featuring a hat and neckerchief on

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon has defended the carrier’s pricing on regional routes and says fares on turboprop services will always be more expensive than jet-operated flights due to economies of scale. Luxon says Air NZ has the best regional network in the world, citing independent research which shows all towns with populations

Air New Zealand chairman Tony Carter says the Kiwi flag carrier is on track for profit growth in 2014/15 with bookings strong heading into summer. Carter told shareholders at Air NZ’s annual general meeting in Christchurch on Tuesday it had been an “encouraging start to the year with solid forward bookings into the high season”.

The first 787 for Eithad Airways has been rolled out in a ceremony at Boeing’s Everett facilities on September 28. The aircraft, the first of 71 787s on order for the Abu Dhabi-based carrier, sports Etihad’s new livery first revealed only days earlier on its first Airbus A380. As well as Brisbane, Etihad has confirmed it will operate