The World of Aviation

Qantas has withdrawn its four directors from the board of Fijian carrier Air Pacific in another sign of deteriorating relations with Fiji’s military government. Qantas has been trying to sell its 46 per cent stake in the money losing carrier for several years but has been unable to agree on terms, with Fiji’s government claiming

The ATSB has concluded its investigation into a March 1 2011 stickshaker incident on a QantasLink flight, finding that the aircraft’s computer activated the stall warning on the basis of conflicting inputs from the flight crew. According to the ATSB report, the captain of the Bombardier Dash 8-300 turned off the icing protection switch as

When the opportunity came along to host 10 readers of Australian Aviation on a close up tour of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Sydney today, I jumped at the chance. In the first instance it was an opportunity to once again climb over this wonderful aeroplane that I first saw in Seattle last year.

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Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has approved Archerfield Airport’s 20 year master plan. The plan includes realignment of the airport’s grass runways and moving them from flood prone low-lying areas as well as improving the airport’s capability to provide training facilities. Those changes are expected to go ahead over the next five years. General Manager

Boeing’s 787 “Dream Tour” is schedule to depart for Auckland tomorrow after a five-day stay in Sydney during which selected guests of Boeing and 787 customers Qantas and Jetstar have had a chance to tour the long-awaited aircraft. ZA003, the third 787 to be built, arrived in Sydney on May 24, kicking off the seventh