The World of Aviation

Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have signed a heads of agreement to jointly design and develop a new 2.5-tonne class single-engine helicopter. The agreement was signed at last week’s MAKS 2013 airshow in Moscow. Under the program, responsibility for which will be shared 50/50, preliminary assessment of the helicopter’s technical design and commercial opportunities is expected

The Coalition has released an aviation policy that aims to wrest the industry back from what it sees as years of disengagement by the incumbent government, a development that has been roundly welcomed by the aviation industry. In a statement released by shadow transport minister Warren Truss, who has been engaging with selected industry peak bodies,

Air India has become the first airline to operate scheduled flights to Australia with the Boeing 787, with the airline’s inaugural direct flight from Delhi arriving in Sydney on Friday morning. The new daily flights, triangulated with Melbourne, marks Air India’s return to Australia after a 22-year absence. The flights are operated by 256-seat configured 787s,

Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti says his airline is in “no rush” to decide on the airline’s future fleet plans, which includes an evaluation of the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350. “Sometime over the next 12 months we’ll be evaluating what kind of fleet we’ll have post 2017-18 onwards, and we’re still in that process,

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti has sought to put a positive slant on his airline’s $98.1 million loss after tax for the 2013 financial year, highlighting both the challenges faced and achievements recorded in a pivotal year for the transformation and growth of the airline. “While the financial results clearly did not meet our

Etihad Cargo has posted record monthly uplift figures for July of 45,000 tonnes – a 37 per cent increase on the same month in 2012. The increase was driven largely by demand in key export markets such as India, Hong Kong and China, and inbound demand to the Middle East for foodstuffs ahead of Ramadan,