The World of Aviation

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have welcomed the ACCC’s draft determination to conditionally reauthorise the airlines’ trans-Tasman alliance for a further three years, albeit two years short of the period sought by the two airlines. Under the alliance, which has been in effect for two years, Virgin and Air New Zealand operate a broad

Singapore Airlines’ US$150 million upgrade of cabin and inflight entertainment products aims to bring the the airline to the forefront once again of inflight products. The new seating, cabin environments and inflight entertainment systems will be launched on new-delivery 777-300ERs on selected flights between Singapore and London from September. The new seats and KrisWorld inflight

Process reforms carried out on the maintenance of the RAAF’s 12 C-130J transport aircraft have delivered the equivalent of an extra aircraft being available for missions, Head of the Defence Materiel Organisation’s (DMO) Aerospace Systems Division, Air-Vice Marshal Colin Thorne has said. “Defence has increased C-130J availability by eight per cent, which for a fleet

Virgin Australia Holdings has concluded its 60 per cent acquisition of the newly re-branded Tigerair in what represents the final step in Virgin’s claim for greater market share across regional and domestic markets. The deal, which was announced on October 30 last year, will see Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti become chairman of Tigerair to

BAE Systems has been awarded new contracts to remain the in-service support provider for the RAAF’s Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter fleet and to upgrade the aircraft. The five-year through-life support contract, with potential extensions out to 2026, will deliver deeper maintenance, engineering, full logistics and training systems support for 33 Hawk fighters at RAAF Williamtown and

Exercise Talisman Saber will be played out off the coast of North Queensland from July 15, bringing with it the entire complement of the US Navy 7th Carrier Group Five. Central to the deployment will be the USS George Washington, with which Australian forces will exercise. The Townsville Bulletin reported 15 American and 11 Australian