The World of Aviation

Airbus has released its latest global market forecast, which predicts that 25,000 new aircraft will be required globally over the next 20 years, with larger aircraft expected to feature prominently to ease congestion at major airports. Despite its own forecast that revenue passenger kilometres will be two per cent lower this year, Airbus expects that

Brisbane International Airport’s 2009 Master Plan has received approval from Transport Minister Anthony Albanese. Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO and managing director, Julieanne Alroe, said the Master Plan would build on more than $1.21 billion of airport investment that had taken place in the past decade, with an unprecedented plan for a further $4.2 billion to

Domestic passenger numbers fell by 1.7 per cent during July, according to data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Capacity during the month was down by 1.2 per cent, while load factor was static at 80.7 per cent. Aircraft trips decreased by three per cent.

The Commonwealth has announced that it will cancel the major elements of Project Air 5416, the electronic warfare self protection (EWSP) upgrade of Army’s Black Hawk helicopters. The project is based around a preliminary EWSP upgrade and was to be followed by the fitting of the BAE Systems Australia designed ALR-2002 radar warning receiver (RWR).

Airbus Military has confirmed the first two KC-30A (A330 MRTT) tankers for the RAAF won’t now be delivered until mid 2010, an overall delay of nearly 18 months. Speaking to media on September 14, Airbus Military managing director Domingo Urena Raso said that aircraft number two, the first to be modified in Australia by Qantas

Qantas has applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) seeking a variation which would allow Jetstar to codeshare on the Singapore-Mumbai leg of its services from Brisbane. In its submission to the IASC, Qantas says that it expects Jetstar to start codesharing on the Singapore-Mumbai service as soon as it is granted approval to