The World of Aviation

A 17 year old Queensland pilot will fly around Australia solo this month to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and to motivate the youth of Australia to identify and actively contribute to their communities. Alex Fisher, a Year 12 student and member of the Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), City of Redlands

An exercise designed to strengthen the ties between the Five Power Defence Agreement (FPDA) nations of Australia, the UK, Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand has wrapped up in and around the Malay Peninsula. The exercise involved ships, submarines, and 53 aircraft from the five nations which flew 750 missions, including two RAAF AP-3C Orions, an

Singapore Airlines has appointed Ms Yen Kho to the position of Sales Manager West Australia, effective June 3. Ms Kho holds an Economics degree from the University of Western Australia and has previously held a number of roles in the travel industry over the past 10 years, and replaces Jacki D’Antonio who has moved to

Jetstar is suspending its Perth-Brisbane and Perth-Lombok services in response to weaker than expected demand on the two markets. The low-cost airline will suspend its six times weekly Perth-Brisbane JQ 980/JQ 981 services from July 1, while its four times a week JQ 111/JQ 112 service between Perth and Lombok will be suspended from October

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau has released a request for tender (RFT) to acquire the services of a specialist company capable of conducting a deep-water search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The successful tenderer will work under ATSB direction, and will provide expertise, equipment and any vessels necessary to conduct an underwater search

The 787’s new 330 minute ETOPS clearance opens up economical operations by the twinjet between Sydney and Santiago and Sydney and Johannesburg, Boeing has confirmed. On May 28 Boeing announced the 787 had received FAA approval for 330 minute extended operations (ETOPS), meaning the twinjet can be certified to fly up to 5.5 hours on