The World of Aviation

Virgin Blue has slashed its net profit before tax outlook for the 2010 financial year, saying it will come in between $20 and $40 million, a major revision to the previous guidance of $80 million. “Since the guidance given earlier this month, we have continued to see rapid deterioration and increased volatility in the operating

QantasLink has launched sales for its flights between Cairns and Port Moresby, with the first service to take off on July 1. “QantasLink’s expansion into Papua New Guinea heralds the first arrival of a Qantas aircraft into the market since 2002. This expansion has been made possible by an investment of over $600 million since

Continental Airlines has announced that it plans to fly from its Houston hub to Auckland from November next year utilising its new Boeing 787-8s. The airline, which is currently in the process of merging with United Airlines, plans to launch services which will vary between daily and five times weekly depending on the season from

Transport Minister Anthony Albanese officially opened Regional Express (Rex)’s Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) at Wagga Wagga on May 27, at the same time announcing the federal government would provide just over $1 million to help fund an instrument landing system (ILS) for the regional NSW centre’s airport. “Rex has shown a great deal of

Space Shuttle Atlantis has returned from its last mission, landing on May 26 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the last time after a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). On its 32nd and final mission, Atlantis carried six astronauts who installed a Russian component to the ISS as well

Air New Zealand is poised to increase its capacity on long haul and short haul markets for the northern winter scheduling season in response to increasing demand. Most of the additional capacity, which will be achieved through adding frequencies, will be on North American routes, with San Francisco up 17.9 per cent, Vancouver up 7.9