The World of Aviation

Australia Post has celebrated the RAAF’s 90th birthday with the release of an Air Force Aviation commemorative stamp issue. Four stamps featuring an F-111, F/A-18F Super Hornet, AEW&C Wedgetail, and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were released on February 22 via mail order and online. The stamp issue will also be available at the International Air

Rolls-Royce has secured two major support contracts totalling US$246 million to service C-130 Hercules’ engines currently in operation with US and UK forces. The engine manufacturer will provide the US Air Force (USAF) with comprehensive propulsion system services for its fleet of C-130J aircraft under a US$203 million ‘MissionCare’ contract modification, while also signing a

A recovering Japanese tourist market has prompted Air New Zealand to put its Boeing 747-400 aircraft on the Tokyo route for the first time in half a decade. The news comes after a 12 per cent increase in Japanese visitor numbers to New Zealand, which saw 87,700 arrivals in 2010. This was preceded by just

Chile’s LAN Airlines ordered three additional Boeing 767-300ERs, valued at $493 million at list prices. In total LAN has ordered 33 767s, with 28 in service.

Brisbane based carrier Strategic Airlines operated its first service from Melbourne Phuket on February 22. The flight (flight VC240), departed Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport at 10:45am carrying paying passengers plus special guests of Strategic Airlines, including celebrities Tania Zaetta, Kelly Atkinson, Mike Goldman, and Jaime Robbie Reyne. Strategic founder Michael James said Melbourne was a natural

Embraer has celebrated the opening of its first US aircraft final assembly plant, as the company prepares for large scale manufacture of its Phenom executive jet series in the US. Based at Melbourne International Airport in Florida, the new 7432 sqm hangar and paintshop facility will be used for production of the Phenom 100 entry