The World of Aviation

Singapore based start up Scoot Airlines has announced plans for a daily flight to Sydney once the long haul budget carrier is off the ground in mid-2012. New South Wales officials said the service would bring 400 passengers a day to Sydney and inject $146 million annually into the state economy. “This is a great

Skywest Airlines has taken delivery of a fourth ATR 72-500 turboprop which it will operate for Virgin Australia. Virgin is already operating the 68-seat turboprops on routes connecting Brisbane with Port Macquarie and Gladstone, and Sydney with Port Macquarie and Canberra. It plans to launch another ATR 72-500 service between Brisbane and Emerald. Skywest said

The European Union says it has complied with a World Trade Organization ruling that called on it to end illegal subsidies to Airbus. The case is part of a long running trade tiff with US, which claims that an estimated $18 billion in government aid for the European aircraft maker unfairly hurts Boeing. The US

Personnel who flew, maintained and supported Australia’s long serving F-111 fighters have been honoured at a ceremony marking the one year anniversary of the last flight of the iconic jet. A memorial to service members who were part of the program was unveiled today at RAAF Amberly as part of the ceremony. “Needless to say,

Australian Aerospace has handed over the last of the Army’s ARH Tiger helicopters, marking the end of a production run hit by several significant delays. The Australian ARH development of the Eurocopter Tiger is configured as an armed reconnaissance platform carrying a 30mm nose-mounted cannon, 70mm rockets and Hellfire air-to-ground missiles. Defence ordered 22 Tigers

The mining boom is driving strong growth in passenger travel to and from Perth even as more popular east coast routes show sluggish or negative growth. Overall passenger numbers through the Western Australia capital were up 9.5 per cent to 11.45 million for the year ending September 30, according to figures released by the Bureau