The World of Aviation

The 187th and final F-22 Raptor for the USAF has commenced production and will enter the assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta line in November. The aircraft, tail number 195, is due to emerge from the line in August 2011 and be delivered to the USAF the following February. Lockheed Martin officials have revealed all

Bombardier has announced that it will launch an expanded range of its Global series of business jets at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Georgia on October 18. “The Global aircraft family will build upon the existing successful Global 5000 and Global Express XRS jets in the large business aircraft category,” said Steve

Luxembourg based carrier Luxair has ordered an additional Boeing 737-800. The carrier ordered one 737-800 in May this year, while it currently operates three 737-700s.

Jetstar has announced that it will increase capacity on services from Melbourne and Sydney to Hobart from December by over 30 per cent. The airline will add a daily frequency to its Sydney-Hobart and Melbourne-Hobart services from December 6, taking it to three and five times daily respectively. The new services will put an additional

All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has become the latest carrier to convert some of its 787-8s on order to the larger -9 variant. ANA has converted orders for 15 787-8s to the -9, although it still has 50 787-8s on order. According to a statement from the carrier, the -9’s will be used to “meet the

The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has issued an interim determination which will allow Pionair to operate two weekly cargo services from Brisbane and Cairns to Port Moresby and other destinations in Papua New Guinea. The carrier has been granted a cargo capacity allocation of 12 tonnes per week on the Papua New Guinea route