The World of Aviation

Qantas’s first Boeing 787-9 has undertaken its maiden flight as the clock ticks down towards first delivery. The airline published photos of the test flight on social media on Friday, including on its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts. Operating as flight BOE269, the aircraft, sporting registration VH-ZNA, took off from Snohomish County Airport at Boeing’s

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is reminding operators of drones to stay away from this weekend’s football grand finals in Melbourne and Sydney. Richmond faces Adelaide in the Australian Football League grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, while Melbourne takes on North Queensland in the National Rugby League decider at

University of New South Wales Canberra has secured a $10 million contract to build three mini satellites for the Australian Government to boost its surveillance capabilities. The project is part of a three-year space research and development program involving UNSW Canberra, the Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Australian Air Force, it was announced at

Tigerair Australia will add an extra six seats to its Boeing 737-800 fleet with the installation of new slimline seats. The cabin reconfiguration program with the leather seats from Rockwell Collins Interior Systems (formerly B/E Aerospace) is due to begin in March 2018, Tigerair said on Thursday. As a result, the seat count on the

Boeing says its Australian operations reflect the “gold standard” in how the company aims to work with suppliers and partners around the world. The aerospace company has published the findings from a study by BIS Oxford Economics that shows Boeing contributed about $1.3 billion to Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in calendar 2016 through its

Travellers wondering how far their dollar, or haul of Qantas frequent flyer points, will take them can have that question answered thanks to a new search function on the airline’s website. Qantas has launched a “Where can I go?” feature that can search for flights based on budget, points, trip duration or class of travel,