The World of Aviation

QantasLink has announced the addition of two new return services per week between Cairns and Weipa, with flights starting from June 27. The new flights, which will operate every Tuesday and Thursday, adds to the airline’s existing schedule of 12 weekly services (increased from 10 in February) on the Cairns-Weipa route, with an extra 200

Tiger Airways Holdings Limited has announced solid results for the financial year ended March 31, as the airline remains embroiled in a dispute with CASA over poor maintenance standards and a variety of other issues. Figures for the financial year ended March 31 saw Tiger record a SGD$57m (A$43m) group profit before tax, almost tripling

Lufthansa Cargo has finalised an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters, in a deal reportedly worth US$1.35 billion at Boeing list prices. Confirming the airline’s announcement of its intention to order the aircraft in March 2011, Lufthansa Cargo chairman and CEO Karl Ulrich Garnadt, cited the 777 freighter’s “fuel efficiency” and small noise footprint as key

Global aircraft charter broker Chapman Freeborn has announced the launch of a unique iPhone application that will give business travellers immediate access to thousands of private aircraft available for charter around the world. Designed for “quick, accurate and executive-friendly ‘on-the-go’ charter enquiries”, ‘Private Jet’ provides important information for users requesting a specific chartered aircraft through their

An Omega Boeing 707 Omega air refuelling tanker similar to that which had recently been chartered by the RAAF has crashed near California’s Point Mugu Naval Air Station, bursting into flames after an attempted takeoff went wrong. KABC reports that witnesses saw “large plumes of black smoke” after the 707 slid off the runway and

Qantas and Australia Post have announced a restructuring of their joint venture businesses, Australian air Express and Star Track Express. To be rolled out over the next 12 months, the changes will see the merger of the retail divisions of Australian air Express (AaE) and Star Track Express, including AaE’s express sales, customer service and