The World of Aviation

A trial of new body imaging technology has begun at Sydney International Airport, as part of the federal government’s $200 million ‘Strengthening Aviation Security’ initiative. The body scanner trial, which is expected to be rolled out at other Australian international airports later this year, will use low-energy millimetre-waves to detect metal and non-metal items under

Korean Air has announced an order for two additional Boeing 737-900ERs. The aircraft, which will be fitted with Boeing’s new Sky Interior, are valued at US$171.6 million at list prices.

Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines began interlining flights and offering reciprocal lounge access from today under the first stage of their alliance partnership. Under the initial agreement, SIA passengers can now connect to Virgin Australia destinations on one ticket, which includes terminal transfers, inflight entertainment and meals onboard. Reciprocal lounge access is also available for

Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) has announced a record seven million passenger movements for its airports at the Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa for the 2010/11 financial year, as all three airports reported year on year growth. The record figure, which represents the first time QAL has exceeded seven million passenger movements, saw Gold Coast

Tiger Airways Australia’s grounding will remain in place at least a few more days after the airline and CASA applied to the federal court to have a directions hearing into CASA’s suspension of Tiger adjourned to Wednesday August 3. “Tiger Airways Australia and CASA are currently in ongoing discussions regarding the suspension and see no

F-35C development aircraft CF-3 made the type’s first catapult launch on July 27, with the aircraft launched into the air from a test steam catapult at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The catapult launch is a key milestone in the carrier variant (CV)’s flight test program before it undergoes intial ship trials in 2013. US Navy test