The World of Aviation

The High Court in London has granted an injunction which will block cabin crew at British Airways from staging a number of strikes planned for late May and early June. The Court agreed with an argument put forward by BA that the union organising the strike, Unite, had failed to provide the breakdown of a

Boeing has announced that it will increase the production rate on its 737 line in 2012 to meet customer demand. The increase will see Boeing raise output of 737s from 31.5 per month currently to 34 per month in early 2012, with suppliers already prepared for the increase. Boeing has also not ruled out further

Tiger Airways Holdings, the listed parent company of Tiger Airways, has reversed its loss from last year to record a S$28.2m (A$23m) profit for the financial year ended March 31. The profit came on a 29 per cent growth in revenue to S$486.2m (A$398m), driven by a 54 per cent increase in passengers as well

Japan Air Lines and Air New Zealand are the latest airlines to face prosecution from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s long running investigation into air freight surcharges. Both airlines are accused of entering into arrangements with other carriers regarding fuel and security surcharges on air cargo between 2002 and 2006. Both carriers are

Emirates vice president of Australia Stephen Pearse has resigned from the airline to pursue other interests, the company announced on May 18. Richard Jewsbury, Emirates’s senior vice president, commercial operations, Far East & Australasia said, “During Stephen’s tenure since January 2007, Emirates has significantly grown its presence in the market, with increased services to our

The RAAF’s first A330 MRTT (KC-30A) tanker currently undergoing certification testing in Spain has successfully ‘buddy’ refuelled the second RAAF KC-30A in flight. The milestone demonstrates the type’s flexibility to conduct long endurance and long range refuelling as well as its ability to pass fuel to and receive fuel from other large aircraft. The two