The World of Aviation

Etihad Airways will migrate its existing reservations system to Sabre as part of a US$1 billion investment in improving its passengers sales, website and check in systems. Following the changeover, Etihad’s new system will be fully aligned with partner Virgin Australia, which moved to Sabre on January 13 this year. The Passenger Service System represents

Lockheed Martin will offer its new SkyLine Enterprise air traffic management (ATM) platform for the new oneSky Australia air traffic system being procured by Airservices and the Department of Defence. oneSky, which seeks to combine civil and military operations into a single air traffic management solution, is planned to be fully operational by 2020. The

The RAAF has resumed flying its fleet of Hawk lead-in fighter trainer aircraft after they were grounded on February 4 following an engine incident. The aircraft were suspended from flying as a safety precaution after the pilot of a Hawk operating a routine training flight from RAAF Base Pearce “noticed an engine warning light”. According

Jetstar has announced the introduction of four-weekly flights between Sydney and Ayers Rock from June 4. The new service is seen as a tourism boon for the region, the airline’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand David Hall saying: “Jetstar has a proven record of generating new market demand through our low fares offering and

The US National Transportation Safety Bureau( NTSB) has identified the origin of a fire aboard a JAL 787 at Boston Airport as being the aircraft’s battery. NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman said: “After an exhaustive examination of the JAL lithium-ion battery, which was comprised of eight individual cells, investigators determined that the majority of evidence from

The RAAF marked 10 continuous years of Hercules deployments to the Middle East on February 11. Two C-130H aircraft arrived in the Middle East on February 11 2003 to support Operation Bastille in the Persian Gulf, since then RAAF C-130Hs and C-130Js have transported 220,000 passengers and some 43,000 tonnes of cargo in the Middle