The World of Aviation

Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircrews have experienced “physiological episodes” while flying the aircraft, the Department of Defence has confirmed. “Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircrew have experienced events known as physiological episodes,” a Defence spokesperson told sister publication ADBR on Monday. “Physiological episodes are caused by complex interactions between

The combat effectiveness of the RAAF’s Super Hornets and Growlers could be the beneficiary of a US Navy decision to fund the development of range-extending conformal fuel tanks. Last week the US Navy awarded Boeing a US$219.6 million contract to develop the conformal fuel tanks – or CFTs – for the Super Hornet airframe, covering

Qantas is seeking to expand its codeshare agreement with Air Niugini on Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) routes. The airline has applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to add its QF code on Air Niugini’s nonstop Cairns-Port Moresby and Townsville-Port Moresby services. The application also calls for the continuation of existing arrangements where the

Alliance Airlines expects to increase total flying hours by almost 40 per cent in 2017/18 amid increased activity in the resources sector and its growing regular public transport (RPT) and wet lease operations. The company said in its 2017/18 first half results it expected to reach 35,000 flight hours for the full year. The figure

New Zealanders will have a new nonstop option to Bali from June when Emirates Airline commences flights between Auckland to the popular Indonesian tourist destination. Emirates said on Monday it planned to launch daily Dubai-Bali-Auckland service with Boeing 777-300ER equipment, with the first flight set to take off on June 14 2018. The Dubai-headquartered carrier

Gate Gourmet will become the “sole service provider” for Virgin Australia’s 450 daily domestic and international flights from June under a new six-year deal. The catering company, owned by gategroup, already provides meals and handling for Virgin Australia at a number of ports and the new long-term contract would expand the portfolio of work by