The World of Aviation

Some aircraft don’t merely carve a niche for themselves, they create a legacy. This comes about through the successful mating of a quality airframe and powerplant, through sound design philosophy and through longevity. The King Air range is very much one such aircraft with more than 7,300 of its many variants taking to the skies over more than 50 years.

Virgin Australia says it has delayed the arrival of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft by 20 months to July 2021 as part of a restructured order book for the type.

Airbus says an ACJ319neo has set a new Airbus record after operating a flight lasting more than 16 hours as part of the aircraft’s flight test program.

The blowtorch was turned on Boeing at its annual general meeting on Monday (US time) after details emerged over the weekend about the deactivation of an optional safety feature on its 737 MAX jets that might have alerted pilots to malfunctions in angel of attack (AOA) sensors. US carrier Southwest Airlines released a statement in

American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says he expects to hear some “good news” soon about the fate of the proposed joint-venture with Qantas.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will install a high-speed satellite communications system on an additional five C-130J-30 Hercules transports.