The World of Aviation

Airservices Australia has announced that forecast strong gusts at Sydney Airport on July 14 may cause it to restrict operations on its Runway 25. “As is usual practice, to maintain safe operations Airservices air traffic controllers in Sydney have adjusted the number of aircraft movements per hour to match the operating conditions,” Airservices said in

The 2010 Red Bull Air Race champion will be crowned in Germany after organisers of the race cancelled the final stage which was to be held in Budapest, Hungary, on the weekend of August 19-20 due to delays in the permissions process. “Having safely and successfully executed the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in

Jetstar will fly direct services from Melbourne and the Gold Coast to Queenstown from mid December, as well as boosting its services from Auckland. The low cost carrier will commence twice weekly services from Melbourne to Queenstown from December 16, with the services from the Gold Coast commencing the day after, and also flown twice

Jetstar will operate the Qantas Group’s first Boeing 787s from mid 2012, with the announcement that the Group has negotiated with Boeing to bring forward the delivery of its first -8 model 787s “by around two years”. Under the new delivery schedule, the Qantas Group’s total order remains at 15 787-8s and 35 787-9s, but

Airservices Australia’s Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service at Sydney Airport has received a new aerial fire fighting vehicle which can provide access to the upper deck of an Airbus A380 in the event of an emergency. ARFF instructors have been training on the new, $820,000 vehicle since July 12. It features a turntable

Regional Express and Sydney Airports Corporation Limited (SACL) have traded barbs over the airport’s intention to increase its charges on regional airlines for access at its Terminal 2. Rex has taken the action of writing to councils and parliamentarians to oppose the increase in fees, which SACL says amounts to 22-23 cents per passenger excluding