The World of Aviation

Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines will begin their alliance on January 6 2015, the first day of the Kiwi flag carrier’s return to Singapore. Under the tie-up, the two carriers will codeshare on each other’s flights between Auckland and Singapore, offering a double-daily frequency on the route as well as connections beyond Singapore to

The 2012/13 capacity surge that in large part left both Australia’s major carriers swimming in red ink slowed to a trickle in 2013/14, giving hope that the aviation sector can return to profitability this year. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed Australia’s domestic carriers added 1.4 per cent more

Proposed changes to the way the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulates not-for-profit community service flights have angered charity groups such as Angel Flight. A CASA discussion paper released in August outlined a number of options that would change the way community service flights – which are offered on a voluntary basis – were regulated. Among

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) acting director of aviation safety says it is business as usual at the regulator while the industry waits for a successor to John McCormick to be named. Terry Farquarson says the process for appointment of a permanent director of aviation safety is well and truly underway, with a rigorous

“That guy is having fun… and I’m not.” That observation of seeing a low-flying F-111 while working on the family farm neatly sums up why Air Commodore John Oddie joined the RAAF. Oddie’s newly-released autobiography Flight Command – From the farm to the frontline, gives a rare and thoughtful insight into the life of ADF

Australia’s air safety regulator has given Hawker Pacific approval to manufacture spare parts for older aircraft. Hawker Pacific said the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) had given the aircraft sales and product support company a one-off production certificate. The accreditation allowed the manufacture and release of aircraft parts accompanied by a CASA Form 1 release certification.