The World of Aviation

Australia’s consumer watchdog has filed legal action against AirAsia X, claiming the Malaysia based LCC failed to disclose the full price of international flights from Australia. In documents filed in the Federal Court on Tuesday, the ACCC alleges the airline’s website did not include taxes and fees as part of advertised AirAsia X fares to

Jetstar will base additional aircraft in Melbourne and the Gold Coast as it ramps up domestic service over the coming months. By April, the budget carrier says it plans to offer 12,000 extra seats a week to and from Melbourne. That includes four additional weekly return services to Cairns (for a total of 25); three

Virgin Australia has announced the schedule and fares for its new Sydney-Darwin service, with one way tickets starting at $219. The daily service, commencing from April 2, will depart Sydney at 9:40 am and arrive in Darwin at 1:50 pm. Return service will depart at 2:40 pm and arrive at 7:25 pm. The service is

Airbus has delivered its 5000th A320 to Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines. The delivery completes an MEA order for seven of the single aisle airliners. “Handing MSN5000 over to MEA is a real pleasure for Airbus. The Lebanese flag carrier has shown great courage maintaining its operations in the face of difficulty,” said Tom Enders,

Fair Work Australia has approved a deal between Qantas and its engineers’ union that will give workers a three per cent pay rise for the next three years. The agreement, reached last month after a damaging labour dispute, also allows Qantas to introduce extended hours rosters more easily and gives workers near the end of

US Secretary for Defense Leon Panetta has announced the lifting of the F-35B STOVL variant’s probation, citing “tremendous amounts of testing” and “real progress towards fixing some of the known problems” with the aircraft. Speaking at Naval Air Station Patuxent (Pax) River, Panetta said the F-35B was now “demonstrating the kind of performance and maturity