The World of Aviation

The US Air Force has taken the unprecedented step of removing the commander of its Thunderbirds flight demonstration team only half-way through his two-year posting, citing a loss of confidence. Lt Col Jason Heard was relieved of his command on November 20 by 57th Wing commander Brig Gen Jeannie Leavitt due to a loss of

Two United States Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers have arrived at Amberley for exercises with the RAAF. The jets, from the 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron based at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, touched down at Amberley on Monday, and are participating in the RAAF’s Exercise Lightning Focus. Lightning Focus concludes on December 2

Jetstar and Qantas have scheduled relief flights from Denpasar, including a Boeing 747-400 service, to bring passengers stranded due to the ash cloud back to Australia following the reopening of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. Denpasar’s international airport was reopened on Wednesday afternoon, following an improvement in conditions. The airport was closed on Monday and

Air New Zealand says it will operate the Boeing 787-9 between Adelaide and Auckland on year-round basis following the successful introduction of the next generation widebody late last month. The 787-9 was first deployed to Adelaide on October 26, initially as a seasonal offering three times a week running between October 2017 and March 2018.

On the tarmac at Adelaide Airport, container after container is being loaded into the hold of China Southern’s Airbus A330 aircraft. The advent of the Chinese carrier’s nonstop service between Adelaide and Guangzhou in December 2016 has brought a surge in air exports from South Australia to China, with trade on the route growing by

Textron Aviation has unveiled a new clean-sheet regional-sized turboprop designed to seat up to 19 passengers or carry three LD3 containers. The twin-engine turboprop Cessna SkyCourier 408 was officially launched on Tuesday (US time) with global logistics company FedEx Express the first customer with an order for 50 aircraft and options for 50 more. Entry-into-service