The World of Aviation

Denmark based lessor, Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has become a member of the Regional Airlines Association of Australia (RAAA), noting a “surge of interest” for new and pre-owned turboprop aircraft in both regional and charter markets in Australia. “In Australia, there is significant growth occurring on regional and resources routes, as carriers launch new services,

Eight RAAF F/A-18 Hornets and six Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) F-16s are among the aircraft from both nations taking part in the bilateral Elang Ausindo 2011 exercise, which began on September 5. The RAAF has deployed eight F/A-18A Hornets, two C-130 Hercules and one C-17A Globemaster to Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport, as they exercise with

The US Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, have performed for the first time powered by a 50/50 blend of biofuel and jet fuel. All six of the Blue Angels’ Hornets were powered by a camelina based biofuel blend during their display routine at at this year’s Naval Air Station Patxuent River

Emirates Airline’s freight subsidiary, Emirates SkyCargo, has announced that it will operate its first dedicated weekly freight service to Australia from September 12, utilising its new fleet of Boeing 777 Freighters on the route. The new freighter service, flight EK9920, will fly the Dubai-Singapore-Sydney-Hong Kong-Dubai route on a weekly basis, arriving at Sydney Airport every

Fair Work Australia has dismissed an Australian and International Airline Pilots’ Association (AIPA) application to have pilots employed by Qantas’s New Zealand based Jetconnect subsidiary brought under Australian industrial laws and arrangements. Jetconnect employs 100 New Zealand based pilots who operate Qantas’s trans Tasman 737 operations, most of whom, according to Qantas, are covered by

Boeing has announced that it will deliver its first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux on September 19, with a second aircraft to follow two days later on September 21. Both 747-8Fs will be delivered to Cargolux at Boeing’s Everett, Washington factory. Cargolux, which has 13 747-8Fs on order, will put the first two aircraft