The World of Aviation

Former Australian air Express 737-300F Freighter VH-XML has returned to Australia after being repainting in Christchurch in its new Qantas Freight colours. Australian air Express is being rebranded Qantas Freight after Qantas acquired Australia Post’s 50 per cent share of night freight/express parcel operator late last year. VH-XML joins a 767-300F in Qantas Freight colours

New Zealand couple Lynley Bendall and Ally Wanikau have marked legislation allowing same sex marriage  by exchanging wedding vows on an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Wellington on Monday. The airline says the couple exchanged New Zealand greenstones in place of traditional wedding bands before being pronounced as officially wed in front of

The STOVL F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter has made its first night landings at sea during critical Development Test Phase Two (DT-II) testing of the aircraft from the USS Wasp. The first night landings took place on August 14, with US Marine Corps test pilot Lt Col Jimi Clift at the controls. “It

The NSW Business Chamber has weighed into the second Sydney airport debate, issuing an economic report that shows more than 28,000 jobs could be created in western Sydney by the development of an airport at Badgerys Creek. Prepared by Deloitte Access Economics, the report examined three growth scenarios modelled for economic impact on the local

International Airlines Group (IAG) and Spanish value carrier Vueling have signed a purchase agreement to buy 62 A320s, including 30 A320ceo and 32 A320neo aircraft plus options for a further 58 A320s. Vueling was recently acquired by IAG. The deal is part of a wider IAG agreement for a total of up to 220 aircraft.

QantasLink has completed its long-awaited move to Sydney’s Terminal 3, promising smoother connections, reduced check-in times and access to the superior lounges offered in the terminal. The move from Terminal 2 – Sydney’s common-user domestic and regional terminal – to Terminal 3 will mean a more seamless travel experiences for more than one million customers