The World of Aviation

Emirates has won the airline of the year, while Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe has been named CEO of the year at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’s annual airline awards. Emirates was awarded the airline of the year in recognition of its continued growth and profitability over the past year, while CAPA executive

Airnorth has chosen StandardAero to overhaul the Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300 auxiliary power units used on its Embraer E-170 fleet. “StandardAero is pleased to be the provider of choice for Airnorth,” said Ian Smart, senior vice president, airlines & fleets, StandardAero. “Establishing a maintenance contract helps position us for long term growth in the region and

Qantas has announced that it will commence using the Next Generation Check-in system at its domestic terminal at Sydney Airport from November 10 following its successful trial at its terminal in Perth. The Next Generation Check-in will allow passengers at Sydney’s Terminal 3 holding specialised radio frequency ID (RFID) cards to check in by touching

Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown has announced that it will not impose aeronautical charges on some aircraft operating during weekends between November and the end of January, while it is also offering a 50 per cent discount on aircraft parking. Under its ‘fly free weekends’ plan, SMA will not levy aeronautical charges on fixed wing aircraft

Qantas and Kenya Airways have revealed plans to codeshare services between Sydney and Nairobi, with Kenya Airways to codeshare on daily Qantas services between Bangkok and Sydney, and Qantas to codeshare on daily Kenya Airways services between Bangkok and Nairobi. Subject to approval, the codeshare arrangement would commence on November 15. “Qantas is pleased to

Qantas has lodged an application with the ISAC requesting an extension to the codeshare arrangements between JAL and Jetstar for a further two years from December 31, albeit with changes. Specifically, it requests that the IASC remove the authorisation of JAL to codeshare on the Sydney-Gold Coast leg of Jetstar’s Sydney-Gold Coast-Osaka services, while it