The World of Aviation

Tiger Airlines has won a major financial concession from the South Australian state government, after closing its Adelaide base last August and ending services to the city. The move breached a commercial agreement with the SA government, under which Tiger received a $2.25 million incentive grant in 2009 to establish its SA base. After its

A Sydney court has fined Qantas for breaching workplace laws by bullying an engineer into withdrawing a claim for entitlements. In its ruling, the Federal Magistrates Court said Qantas and Qantas manager Peter Cawthorne had unlawfully pressured engineer Luke Murray into dropping a claim for entitlements following a 2010 posting in Japan. Mr Murray claimed

A US Air Force experimental hypersonic missile has failed in its latest attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound. The X-51A Waverider — designed to reach a speed of Mach 6, or roughly 5,800km/h — crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after a control fin failed prior to engine ignition, the

Struggling Hong Kong Airlines is reigning in its ambitions in a move that could see both Airbus and Boeing take a hit. The airline’s president, Yang Jianhong, said yesterday that it would replace orders for five Boeing 787-8s and sell two Boeing 737-300 freighters in favour of Airbus A330 and A320 aircraft. Mr Yang said

China Southern Airlines will launch service to Cairns and increase flights to Brisbane as it continues a dramatic expansion of services to Australia. The carrier – China’s largest international airline – will make Cairns its fifth Australian port with three weekly flights from its Guangzhou hub commencing in December, when it will also increase Brisbane

The Federal Parliament has passed legislation that will see full body scanners installed at security queues across Australia’s international airports. The scanners, unlike machines that have proven controversial in the US, display only a generic ‘stick figure’ outline of passengers while highlighting items hidden under clothing. The federal government flagged plans to roll out the