The World of Aviation

Qantas will launch new four times weekly nonstop services between Australia and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) from May 16, and at the same time will drop its direct Sydney-San Francisco flights. The new route will see Qantas operate three-class Boeing 747-400ER direct outbound flights from Sydney to DFW as QF7, returning to Sydney via Brisbane as

Sukhoi has released its first official photos of the Superjet SSJ100-95LR in the colours of launch customer Aeroflot, which plans to order as many as 40 of the 100-seat class twin-engine airliner. Sukhoi says it has booked a total of 150 firm orders for the jet, which is due to enter service in 2012.

A group is putting together two rare Grumman Mallard flying boat charters in October this year between Darwin and Rathmines near Newcastle to celebrate the Catalina Festival on Lake Macquarie. The first charter, operated by the Paspaley Group Mallard, will depart Darwin on October 17 and stop at Groote Island, Karumba, Undara, Hamilton Island, Hardy

Günter Butschek has been appointed as Airbus’s executive vice president (EVP) operations, effective from March 1. Butschek will replace current EVP Gerald Weber, and will also become chairman of the board of management of Airbus in Germany (Airbus Operations GmbH). Butschek, 50, comes from an automotive background, where has had more than 25 years of

Air New Zealand and Virgin Atlantic have signed a codesharing agreement covering flights between the UK and New Zealand via San Francisco and Sydney. Passengers will be able to book with Virgin Atlantic to travel on connecting journeys on the following Air New Zealand routes using Virgin’s VS flight code: Los Angeles to Rarotonga, San

Piper Aircraft  has terminated its business relationship with Czech Republic based Czech Sport Aircraft only a year after joining forces, citing differences in business philosophies. Czech Sport Aircraft’s SportCruiser Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) had been distributed by Piper under the PiperSport name by a separate dealer network, but Piper says differences soon emerged that caused