The World of Aviation

This story by Andrew McLaughlin from the May 2013 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the long journey of the KC-30A’s introuction into RAAF service.

Emirates has reported net profit of 871 million Emirati dirham (A$339.51 million) for the 12 months to March 31 2019, a 69 per cent decline from the prior year as rising fuel costs and stalled passenger growth hit the bottom line.

Design and construction company Epho is celebrating the “practical completion” of the solar panels project at Brisbane Airport.

A UK review has recommended a new flight protection scheme costing 50 pence per passenger to help stranded UK travellers get home after an airline collapse.

Airbus has highlighted the impending delivery of its 12,000th aircraft with A220-100 flying a flight path that resembled the figures “12K” on a test flight.

Qantas has reported a 2.3 per cent improvement in revenues in the third quarter of 2018/19 amid mixed domestic market demand and flat capacity growth among its international competitors on long-haul routes.