The World of Aviation

Strategic Airlines has confirmed that it plans to start services on the Perth-Denpasar route from mid year, as well as lead a push into the lucrative resource charter market, with the arrival of its Perth based A320 in early February. The A320 is configured in a 180-seat, all economy layout and will initially be used

QantasLink is reinstating its Sydney to Mount Hotham flights from June 25 to September 12, with an average three times per week service over the two and a half month period. “The flights will operate on selected Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays during the season to enable people to make a weekend or longer holiday

Hawker Pacific has delivered the first of five new build Beechcraft King Air 350s to the RAAF’s 38 Squadron in Townsville. The aircraft are being provided under a long term performance based, turnkey lease and support contract with the Defence Materiel Organisation, signed in November 2009, to supply and support King Air 350 interim ADF

British Airways has placed its new first class product into service, initially on services from London to Chicago. The upgraded suite includes a 60 per cent wider bed at the shoulders, personal wardrobe and electronic blinds, leather bound writing table and a 38cm personal IFE screen.  Also included in the suites is a buddy seat,

AirAsia has announced that it is entering into a joint venture with privately owned VietJet Air to start a low cost carrier in Vietnam. AirAsia has taken a 30 per cent stake in the VietJet for an unspecified amount, which was approved by the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport on February 9 with the carrier to

Rolls-Royce has announced that Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Jason Seris has been chosen to join its Graduate Leadership Development Program, making him the first Australian to be accepted in the North American leadership program. Seris, who holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering with First Class Honours, was selected after completing an internship at