The World of Aviation

The 10 metre vertical tail plane of the first flyable A350 has been painted up at the manufacturer’s facility in Germany. This is the first component of the A350 to be painted in Airbus’s distinctive livery, using environmentally-friendly, chromate-free primer paint. Mating of the fuselage components will be complete by the end of November, with

Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) has appointed The Ambidji Group to support the introduction of the next phase of Fiji’s air traffic management development program. AFL is leading the use of multi-sensor surveillance technology for use in terminal area control at Nadi Airport.  The new system determines aircraft positions by triangulating aircraft transponder signals at multiple

Shell has launched its VIP JET dedicated refuelling service for fixed and rotary wing corporate and business aircraft customers at Sydney, Brisbane and Perth Airports, aimed at reducing turnaound times. Pilots and flight operations departments can phone the VIP JET service 30 minutes prior to landing to ensure their aircraft is met on the tarmac

The hull of the future HMAS Canberra LHD amphibious ship arrived in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay on October 17, completing a nine week, 13,000nm voyage from Spain. LHD 01’s hull, built in Ferrol, Spain by Navantia, was transported to Australia by the heavylift ship the Blue Marlin, and will now be unloaded  and moved by

Resource charter FIFO operator Alliance Airlines has used its annual general meeting to flag plans to continue expanding its aircraft fleet. “Despite the current economic environment your company continues to experience growth and this will result in the need to acquire further aircraft,” chairman Steve Padgett said. “The Board are continuing to review appropriate funding

Members of Virgin Australia’s Veloctity Frequent Flyer scheme can now earn points through the online shopping sites of Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Top Shop and iTunes Australia, significantly bolstering the attractiveness of the scheme as Virgin works to wrest loyal frequent flyers off Qantas. All five retailers can be accessed via the Velocity Global