The World of Aviation

Boeing and Embraer have confirmed plans to establish a joint-venture that aims to boost their competitive offering in the commercial aircraft sector. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced on Thursday (US time), Boeing will purchase 80 per cent of Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services business for US$3.8 billion. Meanwhile, Embraer will have a 20

Qantas and Sydney Airport have commenced trials of facial recognition technology for passengers departing on international flights. The trial will initially focus on four phases the journey – checkin, bag drop, lounge access and boarding the flight, Sydney Airport said in a statement on Thursday. At checkin, the kiosk creates a “token” using sophisticated biometrics –

This week’s Throwback Thursday article is from the April 2013 edition of Australian Aviation, where Tony Moclair looked at 100 years of the Australian Defence Force’s Central Flying School at RAAF East Sale. On March 8 2013 the Central Flying School (CFS) at RAAF East Sale hosted a unit reunion and flying display in the

Flight training school Soar Aviation has sold a 50 per cent stake in the company to private equity firm The Growth Fund. Soar Aviation founder and chief executive Neel Khokhani said the investment from The Growth Fund would support the company’s expansion plans both locally and overseas. “Globally, the aviation industry is approaching a crunch

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a toolkit to help aviation professionals and organisations prepare their annual tax returns. The toolkit offers advice for those working in aviation such as pilots and flight attendants, among others, on claiming work-related expenses, knowing what income to declare, gifts and donations, as well as keeping the right

Virgin Australia will provide the only nonstop link between Western Australia and Tasmania from September when it commences Perth-Hobart flights. The three times weekly service with Boeing 737-800s will start on September 17 2018 and run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Virgin Australia general manager for network, revenue and alliances Russell Shaw launched the new