The World of Aviation

The head of Russia’s military technology cooperation service, Alexander Fomine announced at the Farnborough Airshow that Vietnam has signed an agreement for 20 Sukhoi SU-30MK2 fighters.

The Farnborough Airshow once again returned to its glory days this year, with a number of major aircraft orders and commitments announced during the week from lessors and airlines. Following is a summary of orders and commitments made at Farnborough by manufacturer and type: Commitments * AIRBUS A320 FAMILY: LAN Airlines signed an MoU for

Bell Helicopters has announced a new partnership with BLR Aerospace to incorporate a new performance upgrade for the 412EP helicopter. The BLR FastFin system was designed as a tail rotor enhancement with dual strakes along the left side of the tail boom to control aircraft rotorwash and a reduced area vertical fin for increased usable

Qantas had the highest rate of on time departures during June according to the latest report on on-time performance from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Qantas recorded an on time departure rate of 86.9 per cent followed by Jetstar at 83.9 per cent, Virgin Blue at 77.9 per cent and Tiger

Passenger traffic in the Asia Pacific region during the month of June continued to surge, according to new data released from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Passenger traffic for AAPA member airlines for the month increased by a sharp 25.2 per cent compared to June 2009 to 15.1 million passengers. Revenue passenger kilometres

Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered one Boeing 767-300ER and two 767 Freighters. The order replaces a previous order for two 737NGs.