The World of Aviation

Qantas will add 1,700 seats a week between Melbourne and Tasmania when it introduces Q400 flights to Hobart, Launceston and Devonport. Hobart will see another 1,030 seats each week in an additional frequency operated by QantasLink Q400s, complementing the existing twice daily Boeing 737 services. Launceston will receive another 690 seats, with the number of

Qantas has returned to the Gold Coast, operating its relaunched service from Sydney on Sunday. Inbound tourism to the Gold Coast is a key focus of the service, with flight timings offering convenient connections from Jetstar’s Japan services and, subject to regulatory approval, will be one of the routes codeshared with Emirates under the recently-announced partnership.

Air New Zealand has reduced its new ‘Night Rider’ fare between Auckland and Wellington to NZ$7 each way in the lead up to Christmas. On offer for flights between December 17 and 24, the fares are applicable to late night services between the cities. The airline’s CEO Rob Fyfe said: “We reckon there are plenty of

Boeing has celebrated 50 years since it delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the US Air Force. Of 744 B-52s built between 1952 and 1962, H-model 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota where it remains in active service. The USAF currently has 76 H-model B-52s in service, with two test

GippsAERO has named Denmark-based European Aircraft Sales as its dealer for Scandinavia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  Operating for 40 years, European Aircraft Sales will provide sales and service support to GippsAERO’s GA8 Airvan. The manufacturer has produced more than 200 Airvans, which are now in service in 34 countries.  

An example of the very rare Ilyushin Il-76MF has made a visit to Australia, with JY-JID ‘361’ operated by Jordan International Air Cargo visiting Perth and Melbourne this week. The freighter arrived from Colombo, Sri Lanka as flight ‘RJZ361’ on October 25 before later departing to Melbourne. The Il-76MF is a stretched and re-engined (with Aviadvigatel PS-90As) development of the