The World of Aviation

Liz Savage has been appointed to the role of chief commercial officer (CCO) for the Virgin Blue Airlines Group. Savage was most recently the managing director for Monarch Flights and Holidays, and prior to that had nearly 10 years with easyJet, and will take on her new role in March. She will be responsible for

The ADF has submitted its final public report on F/A-18F Super Hornet flying operations at RAAF Base Amberley to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for assessment. The report was compiled with community consultation in the Ipswich and surrounding areas and sets out the rules for operation of the Super Hornets

The VH-71 US Presidential Helicopter program has been allocated US$100m (A$109m) in funding despite a decision by the Obama administration to cancel the program due to huge cost overruns. The funding will see work continue on the aircraft’s mission systems and will allow the EH101-based Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 to remain a viable contender for any

The experimental X-51A Waverider unmanned hypersonic aircraft was carried aloft for the first time under the wing of an NB-52H ‘mothership’ at Edwards AFB in California on December 9. The captive carry test was a key test point prior to the X-51’s hypersonic flight test ampaign which is due to commence next February. “After takeoff

Jetstar’s entry onto the ‘golden triangle’ is now complete, with the Qantas subsidiary announcing that it will start twice daily services on the Melbourne-Brisbane route from July 1. The new services will be in addition to the airline’s existing double daily services from Avalon to Brisbane, with no reduction in capacity on that service. The

Captain Marwoto Komar, who piloted the Garuda Boeing 737-400 which crash landed at Yogyakarta Airport in 2007, resulting in 21 deaths, has won an appeal against his two year prison sentence for negligence. The Yogyakarta High Court “overturned charges of negligence and said he (Komar) did his best to save the plane and passengers,” said