The World of Aviation

Qantas will launch its Next Generation Check-in at Perth Airport next week, with the airline revealing that it has worked with renowned designed Marc Newson to provide creative direction for the various components involved. “Next Generation Check-in has been designed to deliver an enhanced check-in experience for our customers – providing greater speed and ease

Load factors across domestic services decreased during May as capacity growth outstripped demand growth, according to a statistical report by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Over the month there were 4.23 million domestic passengers, representing a 5.3 per cent increase over May 2009, while revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased by 4.1

Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed Stephen Bartos as a part-time member of the International Air Service Commission, effective July 1. Bartos is currently a director of international legal and economics consulting firm LECG, and will join fellow member Ian W Smith.

Airbus says that it is on track to meet its goal of delivering 20 A380s this year, with the manufacturer delivering its ninth and tenth A380s for 2010 on July 16. MSN051 was delivered to Singapore Airlines while MSN041 was handed over to Lufthansa earlier the same day, bringing their respective A380 fleets to 11

Boeing has issued its latest Current Market Outlook, which anticipates that 30,900 new aircraft will be ordered over the next 20 years, an increase of 6.5 per cent from its forecast last year, representing robust growth in passenger numbers. “The world market is doing much better than last year, but there are still challenges,” said

Boeing 787 ZA003 has made the type’s first visit to foreign soil, with the aircraft landing at Farnborough shortly after 9am local time on July 18 to take part in the Airshow. “It’s an honour to showcase the 787 here at the Farnborough Airshow,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787