The World of Aviation

The first of six C-130J Hercules for India made its first flight at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Georgia, facility on October 3. The aircraft will complete company and customer test and acceptance flights before being delivered in December.

The Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of four more Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft to add to the eight it already has on order.

Boeing’s vice president of sales and marketing Randy Tinseth has hinted that the company may push back a decision on a possible re-engining of the 737 Next Generation series from the northern autumn to next year after discussions with customers received mixed feedback. “It’s a very dynamic situation… earlier this year we said we’ll make

Singapore Airlines has announced that it will offer inflight internet access through WiFi from next year through a new collaboration with connectivity provider OnAir. The new partnership will see OnAir’s connectivity equipment progressively rolled out across SIA’s A380, A340-500 and Boeing 777-300ERs from the first half of 2011. This will allow customers with a compatible

Thales Australia has started construction of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Air Traffic Management (CASIA) for research and development into air traffic management in Melbourne as part of efforts to place it at the forefront of new technologies in the area. Chris Jenkins, Thales Australia’s CEO, said CASIA represented the next chapter of ATM

Having received interim authorisation for its alliance with Etihad Airways, Virgin Blue has lodged a number of applications with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) seeking to allow the two airlines to implement codeshares on each others’ services. The IASC has received an application from V Australia seeking authority to allow it to codeshare on