The World of Aviation

Australia will get its third federal minister responsible for aviation matters in two years after Barnaby Joyce’s decision to resign as Nationals leader and move to the back bench. Joyce told reporters in Armidale on Friday he would officially step down as leader of the Nationals, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

The world’s airlines experienced just six fatal accidents in 2017, resulting in the deaths of 19 passengers and crew, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s latest Safety Performance report. The result was down from nine fatal aircraft accidents and 202 fatalities in 2016. “2017 was a very good year for aviation safety,” IATA

Australia will welcome the Boeing 787-10 to these shores for the first time in May 2018 when Singapore Airlines (SIA) commences flights to Perth with the next generation widebody. SIA said one of its four daily flights to between Perth and its Singapore hub would switch to the 787-10, replacing either the Boeing 777-200 or

Qantas has posted a record first half net profit as strong growth in its domestic network helped offset some declines on international routes. The company reported net profit of $607 million for the six months to December 31 2017, up 17.9 per cent from $515 million in the prior corresponding period. Revenue rose 5.8 per

Qantas has announced it has restructured its Airbus A320neo order to include 18 long-range A321neoLRs which will join the Jetstar fleet from mid-2020. The 18 A321neoLRs will be the first aircraft to be delivered from the Qantas Group’s longstanding order for 99 A320neo family aircraft. Qantas said the A321neoLR would be able to operate Jetstar’s

Qantas says it will establish a new pilot training academy with the capacity to train up to 500 pilots a year. To be called the Qantas Group Pilot Academy, the school will open its doors in 2019 and is initially for direct entry cadets joining the Qantas Group, including Jetstar and QantasLink. The academy would initially