The World of Aviation

Up to seven RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have begun their participation in this year’s Exercise Red Flag Alaska 11-2, a multinational air combat training exercise designed to test the skills of pilots and ground crew personnel in a realistic, combat environment. Based at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base, Red Flag Alaska will see Hornets from RAAF

Australia’s major airlines say they will pass on the costs of the federal government’s new carbon tax, estimating that domestic ticket prices will rise by around $3 a flight. The Qantas Group has estimated a $110 to $115 million cost impact on its business in the 2012-13 financial year, while Virgin Australia has warned of

United Airlines frequent flyer Tom Stuker has become the first passenger to earn a record 10 million frequent flyer miles, after a trip from Los Angeles to Chicago on July 9. Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales consultant, has logged a total of 5962 United flights since 1982, including over 200 roundtrips to Australia and nearly

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its cargo cartel investigation into Air New Zealand, clearing the airline of any wrongdoing in the United States. The announcement comes after Air New Zealand received a letter from DOJ Federal Prosecutors confirming that the airline was “no longer a subject or target of the ongoing grand

The excise on aviation fuel for domestic use – both jet A-1/avtur and avgas – will increase under the federal government’s long awaited carbon tax plan, announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra today, with the increases set to cost the industry $930 million over four years. According to the government’s new www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au website

Boeing has announced its commercial and defence aircraft deliveries for the second quarter of 2011. The company’s commercial division delivered a total of 94 737s during Q2, as well as 19 777s and five 767s. On the military side, the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G led the way with another 12 deliveries, while nine new build Chinook