The World of Aviation

Thai Airways International has and Tiger Airways have announced that they will establish a joint venture low cost carrier which will be based at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Named Thai Tiger, the new LCC will start operations in the first quarter of 2011 and focus on flights within a five hour radius of Bangkok. Thai Airways

The Commonwealth has reportedly bought 18 RQ-7B Shadow 200 tactical UAV airframes, two ground support segments and various training equipment to support troops deployed in Afghanistan. Following a notification to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in early May of a possible sale of the Shadow UAS to Australia, News Ltd publications have reported

Virgin Atlantic will adopt a new brand image and aircraft livery which it says will help its aircraft stand out from the crowd at airports around the world. “Despite the most challenging economic conditions that we have encountered for some time, this is just one of many design projects that Virgin Atlantic has invested in,”

Luxembourg based cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines will suspend its services to Australia and New Zealand, citing high operating costs. “We have been trying hard over the past 10 years – through good and bad times – to maintain this service even though the flight economics simply do not justify the operation,” a Cargolux spokesman told

Qantas’s executive of government and corporate affairs David Epstein has launched an attack on regional airports in mining centres which have raised their passenger charges. Epstein told attendees at the Australia Pacific Aviation Outlook Summit that an “overwhelming number” of regional airports, predominately those owned by councils, had their natural advantage and “uninhibited use of

Airservices Australia has announced that it plans to invest $200 million over the next 12 months for a number of infrastructure improvements around the country. “By investing in new and emerging technologies, we will be establishing the foundation for Australia’s next generation air traffic management environment,” said Airservices CEO Greg Russell. “Coupled with our commitment