The World of Aviation

Passenger seats have come loose during three American Airlines flights in the last week as the bankrupt carrier continues to flail away on the North American end of its code sharing alliance with Qantas. The airline blamed the problem on improperly installed clamps and said it was inspecting 47 of its Boeing 757 aircraft in

Julian Green has joined the team at Australian Aviation as Editor.  Having returned to Australia from the UK where he was CEO of Jersey Airport for more than six years, he returns to his roots in the industry.  Julian was a contributor to Australian Aviation in the ’90s, specialising in commercial aviation stories and photography,

Boeing has predicted a 5.2 per cent annual growth rate for air cargo services over the next two decades despite near-term market weakness. Growth will be driven by increased global commerce as countries continue to liberalise their trade policies, while air cargo costs will drop thanks to more efficient aircraft and improved infrastructure, Boeing said.

Air New Zealand will increase capacity to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vancouver as it moves to replace seats lost by Qantas’s exit from New Zealand-California flights earlier this year. Air NZ will increase San Francisco services from five times weekly to daily, Los Angeles services from 12 per week to twice daily and Vancouver

Defence has announced the preferred recipients of six ex-Army Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopters that had been offered to historical organisations interested in displaying the Vietnam-era icons. The recipients are: • Australian Flying Corps RAAF Association Western Australia Division; • Vietnam Veterans Associations of Australia Mitchell Sub-branch Victoria; • Caboolture Warplane and Flight Heritage Museum Queensland; • Port Pirie RSL

Hawaiian Airlines will launch Honolulu-Auckland services next year aboard Airbus A330 aircraft rather than the Boeing 767s it had planned to use. The carrier claimed the switch was in response to strong advance bookings, though it also coincided with an announcement of promotional sale fares on the route. Hawaiian is due to begin flying to