The World of Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace rolled out the first example of its new ultra large cabin flagship G650 on September 29, at its headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. “We’ve all been looking forward to this day since we officially announced the G650 program last year,” said Joe Lombardo, executive vice president of General Dynamics Aerospace group, which is the

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has urged Jetstar to stop its flights to Burma, claiming that they are helping to prop up the junta government there. “It is immoral. You are propping up a military regime that is oppressing people,” ACTU president Sharan Burrow told the ABC’s AM program. “Jetstar has a 49

Strategic Airlines has been awarded its air operators certificate (AOC) by CASA, the Brisbane based charter operator announced on September 29. “The AOC is the culmination of a concerted group effort by our dedicated team, and we are very proud of the result,” Strategic executive director Michael James said. “All of our people have worked tirelessly

The RAAF has temporarily grounded its Caribou tactical transport fleet after one aircraft experienced an unspecified inflight failure and was forced to make an emergency landing while practicing for the Townsville Airshow last Friday. An RAAF insider told Australian Aviation that the aircraft was flying in the High Range area near Townsville when it suddenly

French newspaper Les Echos claims that Air France-KLM and Veolia have called off plans to launch a high-speed rail business across continental Europe, claiming that the airline group is reluctant to go ahead due to the uncertain future regulatory framework. The two companies were to launch the services in 2010 when Europe was due to

British Airways will launch its first onboard mobile phone service, on its premium London City-New York JFK flights from September 29. This will allow passengers to use their mobile phones to send and receive text messages, emails and access the internet. BA is using SITA/Airbus’s OnAir picocell on board the A318s which operate the services.