The World of Aviation

Boeing has confirmed that Indonesian carrier Lion Air has made a commitment to order five 787-8 Dreamliners. The order is expected to be finalised later in the year, at which point it will be placed on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website. Lion Air has said that the aircraft will be operated by its full-service subsidiary

SriLankan Airlines will become the latest carrier to join the oneworld alliance, with airline to be inducted from late 2013. The Colombo based carrier, which operates 21 aircraft and carried 3.5 million passengers last year, said that it chose to join oneworld after reviewing a range of alliance options. “Joining the alliance will help put

Eurocopter’s Training Academy in Donauworth has received Level B certification from the German Aviation Administration for its EC135 full flight simulator (FFS). The new certification allows for skill and proficiency checks to be administered in the full-motion simulator, which became operational in late 2009. It is the first EC135 simulator in Europe to achieve such

A recent pic of Omega Air 707 tanker N624RH, the first of the ex RAAF 707-338C tankers (A20-624) to re-enter service with its new owner. N624RH arrived in Australia on Thursday and on Friday flew its first mission for the RAAF flying out of Amberley. The 707 is one of three Omega acquired from the RAAF.

Bristow Helicopters has started construction on a new hangar and heliport at Karratha Airport to support its offshore helicopter operations there. “This new facility will help us to continue providing passengers with a reliable, safe and smooth journey to and from work,” said Bristow’s Australian business unit director Allan Blake. “The heliport, in particular, will

Virgin Australia has commenced work on a significant refurbishment of its domestic terminal at Melbourne Airport, which it says will bring the facility into line with the airline’s new branding. “Melbourne is one of our busiest domestic airports and we serve over seven million guests every year – more than 19,000 every single day,” said