The World of Aviation

US Airways has announced that it has withdrawn from merger discussions with larger rival United Airlines, leaving it only with Continental Airlines as a potential merger partner. US Airways said that while it still believed in consolidation, the airline’s management had decided to discontinue discussions with United. It is the first acknowledgement that it has

Virgin Blue has revealed its new ‘Check Mate’ process which will allow passengers with smartphones to use them to complete check in and board domestic flights. The airline has launched the first phase of the project, which involves its ‘mobile.virginblue.com.au’ website and a special BlackBerry application, which offer mobile check-in, seat selection and boarding via

Sydney and Brisbane airports have both announced special concessions for passengers whose travel was disrupted by the Icelandic volcano eruption which grounded flights to and from Europe. Both airports will rebate some of the cost of car parking for passengers who have been impacted by the delay where a passenger can show that they were

The US Navy flew an F/A-18F Super Hornet powered by a 50:50 mixture of JP8 jet fuel and a camelina oil based biofuel at supersonic speeds to commemorate Earth Day on April 22. The flight saw the aircraft, dubbed the ‘Green Hornet’, reach Mach 1.2 and was the first time a biofuel blend had been

AgustaWestland has delivered the first of 12 NH90 NFHs to the Royal Netherlands Navy during an official ceremony at the company’s Vergiate plant in Italy on April 20. The delivery is the first of 111 NFH variants to have been ordered by the Netherlands, France, Italy, Norway and Belguim, and comes nearly three years after

Boeing says it successfully flew the first of a second batch of F-15K fighters for South Korea on April 19. The aircraft, dubbed F-15K41, is the first of 21 F-15Ks ordered under South Korea’s NFX2 contract as a follow-on to the original batch of 40 F-15Ks which completed delivery in October 2008. The F-15K is