The World of Aviation

A record 55 million passengers travelled on Australian domestic flights last year as growth on regional routes spiked in response to the mining boom. Sydney remained Australia’s busiest domestic airport with 24.2 million passenger movements, followed by Melbourne with 21.4 million and Brisbane with 16.4 million, according to figures released by the Bureau of Infrastructure,

Qantas is reportedly trying to convince Singapore Airlines to break its alliance with Virgin Australia and join the Qantas-Emirates tie up formed last week. The Australian Financial Review reported today that Qantas executives have made their case to senior officials at Temasek, the Singapore government investment vehicle that owns 56 per cent of Singapore Airlines.

An A330 MRTT bound for the United Arab Emirates lost its boom during a test flight over Spain on September 10. Airbus Military said the boom separated cleanly at a mechanical joint as the A330-based aircraft flew at about 27,000 feet near the Spanish-Portuguese border. No one was injured and the aircraft itself suffered minimal

An RAAF C-130J Hercules transport has arrived in East Java for a joint exercise with Indonesia. A contingent of 26 personal from RAAF Base Richmond’s 37SQN have accompanied the aircraft to Exercise Rajawali Ausindo 12, scheduled to run from September 17-21. The exercise will see Australian and Indonesian C-130s fly a series of transport and

GippsAERO has appointed Hawker Pacific as its authorised dealer in Southeast Asia as it seeks to establish its presence in a fast-growing market. Under the terms of the agreement, Hawker Pacific will represent GippsAERO products across the region with a focus on sales of the GA8 Airvan and the upcoming GA10. Hawker Pacific will also

RACQ CareFlight Rescue has welcomed a partnership with Aviation Australia what will see the Queensland non-profit reimbursed for $15,000 per year worth of underwater escape training at Aviation Australia’s Brisbane Airport facility. In addition, CareFlight said 50 Aviation Australia employees had donated another $15,000, bringing the total value of the partnership to $30,000. “We rely