The World of Aviation

Global aerospace giant Airbus will have new leadership at the top of the company by April 2019 and at its key commercial aircraft arm by February 2018. Current Airbus chief executive Tom Enders will step down by the company’s annual shareholders meeting in April 2019, saying the company needed “fresh minds for the 2020s”. Meanwhile

Royal Australian Air Force classic and Super Hornet displays commonly seen at major sporting and cultural events around the country are probably one of the most effective ADF recruitment tools. The sights and sounds of an F/A-18 manoeuvring at low level is enough to get the adrenaline flowing for all but the most hardened among

Royal Australian Air Force classic and Super Hornet displays commonly seen at major sporting and cultural events around the country are probably one of the most effective ADF recruitment tools. The sights and sounds of an F/A-18 manoeuvring at low level is enough to get the adrenaline flowing for all but the most hardened among

Qantas has announced that it is introducing a new route to be operated by the Dreamliner, with flights between Melbourne and San Francisco due to begin by late 2018. The route announcement came as Qantas revealed that its second Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft has been named Waltzing Matilda, ahead of the type’s first scheduled international

Perth will have a second Airbus A380 operator from May 1 2018 when Qatar Airways upgauges its existing daily service from Doha to the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Currently, the oneworld alliance member serves Perth from its Doha hub with Boeing 777-300ERs. The change to the A380, which is configured with eight first, 48 business

Qantas plans to deploy the Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Singapore route from the first week of March. The move is one of several changes to Qantas and Jetstar’s Singapore operation that was announced on Thursday. First, Qantas said it would operate the A380 on the QF81/82 rotation between March 4-24 2018, which is scheduled as