The World of Aviation

At least seven people are dead and scores of others injured after a Boeing B-17G owned by Collings Foundation crashed in the United States.

Qantas has welcomed back its first Airbus A380 to Australia featuring new business class seats, a new on-board lounge and more premium seating.

IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac says the industry needs to do a better job of explaining its initiatives to reduce carbon emissions.

Brisbane Airport and Tourism Australia have backed Virgin Australia’s application to begin nonstop flights between Brisbane and Tokyo Haneda Airport.

SilkAir has delivered one of its six Boeing 737 MAX 8s to Alice Springs for storage as the global grounding of the type stretches into a seventh month. The 737 MAX 8 9V-MBA landed at Alice Springs a little after 1030 local time on Monday following its near six-hour journey from Singapore as MI 8880,

International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief executive Alexandre de Juniac says recent airline collapses highlight the fragile nature of the aviation industry. High-profile operators who have ceased operations over the past 12 months have included Germany’s Germania, Icelandic airline Wow Air in March and India’s Jet Airways in April. And September was a particularly brutal