The World of Aviation

Singapore Airlines saw an easing in its passenger numbers during September compared to the same time last year, driven by lower loads on its Australia and New Zealand services. The total number of passengers carried by SIA over the month came in at 1.347 million, down 1.1 per cent compared to September 2009. Despite that,

Virgin Blue has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide its suite of avionics for its recent order of up to 100 Boeing 737s. Virgin Blue has selected a suite of Rockwell products for the aircraft, including the SAT-2200 satellite communications system, TTR-2100 air traffic monitoring and warning system, WRT-2100 multiscan threat detection system and GLU-925 multimode

Assembly of the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is progressing, with mechanics loading the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing and centre section, marking the start of the final body join. “Final body join is an important milestone for the 747 program,” said Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager of airplane

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare have added the AP-3C Orion’s Air 5276 Phase 8B ESM upgrade program to the list of ‘Projects of Concern’, while Project Air 5402 to acquire five Airbus Military KC-30 tanker/transports remains on the list, despite the aircraft recently gaining Spanish military certification. Air 5402 is

Sikorsky has completed rig testing of a hub mounted vibration suppression system (HMVS) for helicopters which it says could deliver a ‘jet-smooth’ ride for helicopters. The HMVS has been developed by Sikorsky and Lord Corporation in association with the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and works by controlling vibrations at the rotor hub and

The latest report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) on its domestic air fare indexes shows that fares on four of the five categories fell during October. The biggest fall was in the best discount carrier index, which fell from 66.1 in October 2009 to 57.3. The restricted economy index fell