The World of Aviation

KLM has become the first carrier to complete a biofuel flight with passengers on board after undertaking a special test flight on November 23. KLM used a camelina derived fuel in a 50/50 mix to power one engine on a Boeing 747-400, which operated a one hour round flight from Amsterdam Schiphol. The flight carried

US Airways has announced that it is deferring a number of aircraft on order from Airbus, increasing the likelihood that the European manufacturer may be able to offer early delivery slots on a range of aircraft for United Airlines as part of a major fleet renewal. US Airways will delay deliveries of 54 narrowbody and

Canberra International Airport managing director Stephen Byron has told a New South Wales Transport summit that he expects Canberra to handle more flights as Sydney Airport approaches capacity, and has also cast doubt on a new second airport for the Sydney region. “There probably never will be a true second Sydney Airport – rather a

Jetstar has reached a new pricing agreement with Cairns International Airport which will see its delayed Cairns-Osaka services start. Jetstar announced the new service in March this year after Qantas cut the route from its network, but a pricing dispute between the airport and the airline delayed the start of services, which was originally planned

The White Paper National Aviation Policy Statement will include the terms of reference for a joint federal-NSW government study which will examine options for a new airport to serve Sydney, Infrastructure & Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said on November 25. “This joint study will look at ways of providing integrated transport solutions for the existing

GE Aviation has announced that it will acquire performance-based navigation services provider Naverus, which develops Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures for a number of airports around the world. GE says that it expects to gain synergies from being able to integrate Naverus’s RNP technology with its Aviation’s Systems business’s suite