The World of Aviation

Air New Zealand will operate a second season of nonstop services from the Sunshine Coast to Auckland. Twice-weekly services will operate between June 18 and October 13 2013 and follows the success of inaugural seasonal direct flights this year. The services, which are scheduled each Tuesday and Sunday, will be operated by A320s and will

Chairman of Sydney Airport Corporation (SACL) Max Moore-Wilton has created ire in the regional communities by again questioning the ongoing guarantee of regional airline access at Sydney Airport. Under the so-called regional ring fence, regional airlines are assured a certain number of slots at Sydney Airport under legislation passed prior to the privatisation of the

Garuda Indonesia will return to Brisbane from August 2013 after vacating the route three years ago as part of its drive to consolidate its financial position. The airline is now seeking to cash in on growth in travel demand between Australia and Indonesia, which in the first half of this year increased 20 per cent

The first Learjet 85 test aircraft has received its wings at Bombardier’s Wichita final assembly line. The Learjet 85 is being pitched at the mid-size market and will be the largest Learjet yet produced. It is expected to begin flight testing in the first half of 2013 towards certification and entry into service later in

Tiger Airways has implemented an auditable process for identifying and managing navigational database anomalies that were a primary contributor to the incident on June 7 2011 that allowed the crew of an A320 on approach to Melbourne to descend 500ft below the minimum altitude of 2,500ft, the ATSB has said in its report on the

Boeing has finalised definition of its new 737 MAX, achieving the milestone of ‘firm concept’ for an aircraft seen by the manufacturer as its “future single-aisle strategy”. Talking to Australian Aviation recently, Boeing vice president – marketing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth said: “I’m amazed what we’ve been able to get out of that airplane.  The