The World of Aviation

King Air 250 certified Hawker Beechcraft has received certification for the King Air 250 development of the evergreen King Air twin. The King Air 250 features BLR Aerospace composite winglets, composite propellers and engine induction modifications, which significantly improve airflield performance – Hawker Beechcraft says a 400ft reduction in takeoff distance over the B200GT. “Slight”

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced its decision to grant antitrust immunity to the proposed joint alliance between Virgin Australia and  Delta Air Lines. After initially rejected the proposed alliance, approval has been granted after the airlines made changes to their submission to the DOT. “In today’s order, the Department said Delta and

Air New Zealand has ruled out a bird strike as the cause of the engine problem which forced a Perth-bound Boeing 767 operating to NZ175 to return to Auckland on June 9. “The pilots reduced takeoff thrust as normal when they were airborne, but at this time there was an interruption to the airflow through

China’s new 300m long ex-Soviet aircraft carrier is nearing completion,with top People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officials now confirming the existence of the ship. The new carrier, now known as the ShiLang, is the ex Varyag, which was bought from a Ukrainian shipyard in 1998. The Varyag had been under construction in the Ukraine in the

A Perth bound Air New Zealand Boeing 767-300ER has returned to Auckland following “a problem” with the aircraft’s “left hand engine shortly after takeoff” at 2.35pm this afternoon (June 9). The 767, operating flight NZ175, subsequently landed at Auckland Airport by 2.52pm and taxied to the gate without further incident. “The incident occurred just after takeoff

The ATBS is investigating an incident involving a Tiger Airways Airbus A320 at Melbourne airport on Tuesday night (June 7), which saw the aircraft descend below the minimum safe altitude on approach. “An Airbus A320 aircraft, registered VH-VNG and operated by Tiger Airways Australia Pty Limited as flight TGW5207, was on approach into Melbourne, Victoria,”