The World of Aviation

The Rudd government has announced a new policy which will encourage international airlines to operate more services through regional international airports. Transport Minister Anthony Albanese announced that international airlines which make stops through regional airports, such as Darwin, Cairns and Broome, will be able to operate onward services to the main gateway cities of Sydney,

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a discussion paper about licensing arrangements for the use of mobile phones on board aircraft. “In 2007 the ACMA took the regulatory lead on this initiative by approving a trial of inflight mobile communications on a single Qantas aircraft on domestic routes,” said ACMA chairman Chris

United Airlines has split its much anticipated widebody airliner replacement program between the Boeing 787-8 and Airbus A350-900, ordering 25 of each and taking purchase rights on a further 50 of each. The deal, valued at US$10bn (A$10.9bn), will see the new aircraft delivered between 2016 and 2019, allowing United to retire its 767s and

The RAAF is closer to commencing Super Hornet maintenance training in Australia with the delivery of a Visual Environment Maintenance Trainer to the aircraft’s home base at RAAF Amberley. The trainer is a Super Hornet cockpit simulator which provides maintenance students with touch screens on which to perform representative diagnostics and functional checks, and will

A former RAAF 707 tanker has been broken up at RAAF Richmond is preparation for its cockpit and forward fuselage to be restored for display at the RAAF Museum at Point Cook near Melbourne. The restoration is being undertaken by Omega Air International as part of an agreement to return three other former RAAF 707s

Malaysia has officially taken delivery of eight new MB-339CM advanced jet trainers at the Langkawi Airshow with the arrival of the final two aircraft in country. The aircraft were ordered in 2006 and will replace older MB-339As which have been in service for nearly 20 years. The latest generation MB-339CD features an advanced digital avionics system