The World of Aviation

The first Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite for New Zealand has made its first production test flight at Kaman’s facility in Bloomfield Connecticut. The aircraft, one of 10 on order for the Royal New Zealand Navy, will be used for maintenance and aircrew training and is scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2014. They

Jetstar has become the first airline to operate Boeing 787s from Brisbane Airport with the launch of new services to Denpasar on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali. The four times a week JQ47/46 services will add nearly 3,000 seats to the sector each week. The airline currently has three 787s in service, with two

Avalon Airport has dramatically cut its landing fees in a bid to stimulate activity. Landing fees for airliners and corporate jets are being cut by 15 per cent, while light aircraft landing fees will be cut from $100 to $30. Charter aircraft landing fees and missed approach fees are also being cut. “We’re known as

Etihad Airways and Fiji Airways have announced a “groundbreaking” interline agreement which they say “is the starting point of further negotiations between the two airlines”. “This agreement will allow reciprocal sales from and to 12 cities in Europe, 17 cities in the Middle East, five cities in Africa, five cities in North America, 29 cities

Lockheed Martin has announced that the F-35 Lightning II fleet recently passed the 15,000 flying hours milestone. The F-35’s prime contractor says as of April 7 operational F-35s had flown a total of 8,050 flight hours, while SDD development aircraft had accrued 7.123 flights hours. “In another clear sign of program maturation, reliability metrics are

The federal government has confirmed Badgerys Creek as the site of a new, second airport for Sydney, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss announced today. “The government has confirmed that the site for Western Sydney’s new airport will be Badgerys Creek,” the Prime Minister said. “For more than