The World of Aviation

Thai Airways has become the ninth airline to take delivery of the Airbus A380, with the carrier’s first of six on order handed over in a ceremony at Toulouse on September 27. Thai’s Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powered A380s are being delivered in a 507 seat configuration comprising 12 first class suites, 80 business class sleepers

The opportunities and challenges of fly-in fly-out operations will be the subject of a special panel discussion during the Regional Aviation Association of Australia’s 2012 convention next month. The panel, including senior executives from Alliance, Skywest, Skytrans, Sharp Airlines and Casair, will present an overview of operations, compliance, governance and the resources sector. “The strong

Airbus has delivered its 100th Chinese-built A320 Family aircraft just over three years after delivering its first. The 100th aircraft was handed over to Air China, which said it would use the plane on domestic routes out of Shanghai. Eleven Chinese customers have taken delivery of aircraft from the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre since the

Virgin Australia is seeking permission to extend code share flights with Singapore Airlines to selected New Zealand services. The airline filed its request with the International Air Services Commission alongside a similar request to extend code sharing services with Delta Airlines on flights to Indonesia. The push to extend its alliance with Singapore Airlines across

CASA is studying the effects of introducing civilian operations at RAAF Base Richmond as part of an analysis of the short-term future of Sydney’s airspace. The study will look at a forecast period of five years to evaluate proposed changes including the integration of Bankstown and Camden airports into the current airspace architecture and the

BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a nine-month contract to develop an operational model for integrating the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into the Australia defence environment. Under the contract, BAE will work with the ADF and New Air Combat Capability (NACC) program to “develop a model that outlines all requirements for JSF operations and sustainment