The World of Aviation

Angolan airline TAAG Linhas Aereas has ordered two Boeing 777-300ERs and taken purchase rights on a further two. The order is valued at US$544m (A$587m) at list prices, and was originally posted as an order to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website last year. The airline currently operates three 777-200ERs.

Lufthansa has announced that Beijing and Tokyo will be the first routes to receive regular A380 services, the first of which will be delivered on May 19. From June 11, the German flag carrier will operate three weekly services with the A380 on the Frankfurt-Tokyo Narita route, followed by a three times weekly A380 operation

CASA has made some changes to its management structure, in line with its 2009 corporate plan. Under the changes, Terry Farquharson has been appointed as acting deputy director of aviation safety, supporting CEO and director of aviation safety John McCormick in a range of strategic and executive functions. Farquharson will also be directly responsible for

Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it has completed retrofitting blended winglets on eight Boeing 767-300ERs to help reduce fuel burn and emissions. “The modification of eight of our existing long haul Boeing 767s … enables us to achieve even greater efficiency and environmental benefits on our trans-Pacific flights to destinations including US mainland, Australia and

A Choice magazine survey has named Virgin Blue as Australia’s best domestic airline for the second year in a row, with Tiger Airways taking out last place. The survey involved 11,000 Choice members who rated the major domestic carriers on 10 criteria including cost, inflight service and food quality, and saw Virgin Blue receive the

Virgin Blue has applied a special livery to one of its Boeing 737s, 737-800 VH-VUL, to mark the airline’s marketing relationship with 20th Century Fox to mark the release of the movie Avatar on DVD and Blu Ray. The aircraft was launched with a special flight on April 29 from Brisbane to Sydney which carried