The World of Aviation

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corporation (SCAC) has announced that the SuperJet 100 has completed its static testing program as part of its efforts to achieve type certification for the regional jet. The testing was conducted at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in Russia, and involved extensive on-ground strength testing of a number of key structures for

Queensland Airports Limited has recorded strong increases in traffic at Townsville, Mount Isa and Gold Coast airports during August, aided by increased international traffic and the ongoing recovery in the resources industry. Mount Isa airport recorded the biggest increase, with passenger numbers up 29.9 per cent compared to the same time last year. This was

Boeing has forecast that over one million aircraft engineers and pilots will be required by the global airline industry over the next 20 years to support the growing fleet of airliners which will be operated over that time. Based on its forecasts for the global airliner fleet in its latest Current Market Outlook, Boeing predicts

Three Airservices Australia capital investment projects have taken out three separate state awards for project management. The Queensland section of the AIPM judged the management of Airservices’ new Sunshine Coast Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) as the winner in the Defence/Aerospace category for its state project management awards. Airservices also won state awards for

Airbus Military has announced that the first A330 MRTT Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) for the Royal Air Force has made its first flight since being converted to tanker configuration. The flight took place from Getafe, near Madrid, on September 16 and lasted for nearly two hours. The crew reported that the aircraft, its systems,

Strategic Airlines has announced that it will fly twice weekly services on a Brisbane-Townsville-Denpasar routing from December 3, taking to three times per week the number of services it flies between Brisbane and Bali. The two new services will operate every Friday and Sunday with an Airbus A230 configured with 12 business class and 144