The World of Aviation

AirAsia has announced that it will defer delivery on a further eight Airbus A320s which were due for delivery in 2011. AirAsia announced in June that it was delaying eight A320s due for delivery in 2010, blaming airport access issues at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The carrier has not released details about why it has

Jetstar has apologised to a woman who has been pursued by one of its flight attendants through the Facebook social networking website. According to media reports, the woman, identified only as Elizabeth, claims that one of her daughters has received a number of Facebook friend requests from a Jetstar flight attendant following a flight from

Radio NZ News has reported that the RNZAF’s 17 retired A-4K Skyhawk fighter bombers – which were mothballed in 2001 – have finally been cleared by the US government for sale to a private US company. The NZ$155m (A$128m) sale of the aircraft, which also includes 17 Aermacchi MB-339 advanced trainers, had been held up

The USAF has reportedly said recent tests of Lockheed Martin AGM-158 JASSM missiles have been successful, possibly clearing the way for a possible return to production and service for the weapon. The JASSM has had a troubled history in recent years, scoring low success percentages on test shots due to interference with the weapon’s GPS

The NATO Airlift Management Organisation (NAMO) based at Hungary’s Papa Air Base has taken delivery of its third and final C-17 from Boeing, just a couple of weeks after it conducted its first mission into Afghanistan. The Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) was stood up at Papa Air Base on July 27 with a mix of

Boeing has delayed first flight of the 747-8 from the last quarter of this year to early next year, and taken a US$1bn (A$1.1bn) pre-tax charge against its third quarter profit result due to “increased production costs and difficult market conditions affecting the 747-8 program”. “As the program assembled major components of initial 747-8 Freighters