The World of Aviation

Former Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe has been named as Air Canada’s newest board member. Fyfe, who led the New Zealand flag carrier for seven years until stepping down at the end of 2012, is credited with returning the airline back to profitability. He will take his seat as a non-executive director on

Jetstar has unveiled a special decal on one of its Airbus A320s, VH-VQH, to promote the first country-specific version of the evergreen board game Scrabble. What makes Aussie Scrabble dinky di? Well, Mattel has included a list of local slang words in its official glossary that can be used when playing the game. Further, players

Rolls-Royce has provided an unsolicited bid to re-engine the US Air Force’s remaining fleet of B-52H bombers. The company has offered the BR725 which powers Bombardier Global Express and Gulfstream G550 business jets. The engine is designated F130 for the military versions of these aircraft, the E-11 and C-37 respectively. If approved, the new engines

Australian domestic airfares for business class and restricted economy tickets were higher in September, new figures show. However, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly measure of airfares showed there was some relief for those travelling on the lowest, or best discount, economy fares in September. The BITRE measure of domestic business

Qantas will operate its proposed three-times-weekly Sydney-Osaka flight as a year-round service from mid-December. Originally, the only direct flights between Australia’s largest and Japan’s second largest cities was going to operate as a seasonal service running from December 17 2017 to March 24 2018. However, Qantas said on Thursday it would become a permanent part

The Royal Australian Navy has achieved a milestone of 10,000 flying hours with its 24 strong MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ fleet. Chosen in 2012 to replace the S-70B-2 Seahawk ‘Bravo’, the Romeo has enjoyed a smooth introduction to service with the RAN thanks in part to a deep level of training support from the US Navy,