The World of Aviation

Air New Zealand’s first aircraft bearing the airline’s new livery is taking flight across the country. The A320 aircraft has entered service on Air New Zealand’s domestic network, flying principally between Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The new white livery features a black tail with the distinctive New Zealand fern in contrasting white. While most of the fleet

In its annual Global Market Forecast (GMF), Airbus predicts 29,220 new passenger and freight aircraft valued at nearly US$4.4 trillion will be required to support the growing demand for air travel. Some 28,350 of the predicted aircraft are passenger aircraft, of which some 10,400 will replace existing aircraft with more efficient ones. With today’s fleet

Jetstar has become the first airline to fly direct services between Australia and Lombok in Indonesia, with the inaugural service departing Perth on September 24. More than 150 passengers were aboard the first of the new four-weekly A320 flights. Lombok, which is 150km east of Bali and a rapidly developing tourism destination, is the fifth

As Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) moves to more effectively manage heavy peak time congestion, the Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has said plans by BAC to encourage regional operators to use larger aircraft as part of congestion-easing measures are “disingenuous given that the market should determine the size of aircraft for a particular route,

In what promises to be one of the most spectacular celebrations of the International Fleet Review to be held between October 3 and 11, more than 35 rotary and fixed-wing aircraft will conduct formation flypasts over Sydney Harbour as a tribute to the Navy’s centenary of service. Headlining the program will be a massed flypast

Singapore Airlines and one of India’s largest private companies, Tata Sons, have signed a memorandum of understanding and applied for Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to establish a new airline in India that will help further stimulate demand for air travel. The move will also give incumbent carriers, particularly Air India, added concern as