The World of Aviation

The Lufthansa Group has defied a major fall in revenue to record a €130m (A$195.3m) operating profit for 2009. The group saw a decline in revenues of 10 per cent to €22.2bn (A$33.3bn) as weaker traffic and yields affected its airline (including its subsidiaries Swiss, Austrian Airlines and bmi) and cargo operations which saw them

Launceston Airport has unveiled its $20 million redevelopment of its passenger terminal, which could see an increase in services from Jetstar and Tiger due to a pricing dispute at Hobart Airport. The upgraded terminal, which was opened on March 12 by Tasmanian premier David Bartlett, has double the floor space of the previous facility, and

Turbomeca Australasia officially opened its new support facility at Bankstown Airport during a ceremony on March 12. The new 2500 square metre facility comprises workshops, a repair hall for MTR390 and RTM322 engines as used on the Army’s ARH Tiger and MRH 90 helicopters respectively, and an RTM322 engine production line. “Our new Killara building

Strategic Airlines will launch Perth-Denpasar services from June 12, joining Jetstar, AirAsia, Pacific Blue and Garuda Indonesia 0n the route. The airline will initially operate twice weekly services, with an additional service from July 4. Tickets for the services went on sale on March 12, with fares starting from $99 one way. The services will

The US Navy has grounded 104 F/A-18A-D ‘classic’ Hornets after airframe cracks were discovered during an inspection. The grounding affects 77 Hornets currently in flight status, while the remainder are currently undergoing maintenance periods. Of the 77 aircraft, 28 are currently forward deployed aboard aircraft carriers or in Japan, five belong to the Blue Angels

The C-5M Super Galaxy has been rated as “effective, suitable, and mission capable” by the USAF Operational Test and Evaluation Center. The C-5M upgrade has seen the TF39 engines of the C-5B replaced with substantially more powerful, efficient and reliable GE CF6 engines, and a comprehensive avionics upgrade performed. Currently three C-5Ms, two converted C-5Bs and