The World of Aviation

Cathay Pacific Airways has detailed plans for its new premium economy class, which will be introduced on Sydney flights from April next year. Premium economy passengers will fly in their own cabin with between 26 and 34 seats to the fore of the normal economy cabin. Seats will feature a pitch of 38 inches –

Hawaiian Airlines has announced plans to upgrade its Sydney-Honolulu service to larger Airbus A330-200 aircraft by May next year. Hawaiian this week became the only carrier operating daily services between Sydney and Honolulu, using Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. Moving from five flights per week to daily service boosted available seats by 40 per cent, or 12,000

Six Australian companies have been awarded trial contracts to produce specialised components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The contracts come as part of an agreement between BAE Systems Australia and the Defence Materiel Organisation aimed at helping small and medium sized Australian businesses gain a foothold in BAE’s global supply chain. The

Emirates has begun connecting wi-fi service across its Airbus A380 fleet. The service will initially launch on 11 of Emirates’ 19 A380s and will eventually be extended to the entire fleet of 71 A380s the airline currently has on order. In-flight data plans are available through service provider OnAir starting a $7.50 for mobile devices

Boeing has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for up to 330-minute extended range operations (ETOPS) for the 777. The FAA approval applies to 777-300ER, -200LR, -200ER and 777 Freighters equipped with General Electric engines. Approval for 777-200ERs equipped with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines is expected in the coming months, Boeing said. The nod certifies

Retired defence force chief Angus Houston has been appointed as the next chairman of Airservices Australia and will replace former Qantas executive David Forsyth when he retires on June 3. Houston’s appointment comes as Airservices Australia and the RAAF work toward a common system of civil and military air traffic management.  The government says Houston’s