The World of Aviation

Northrop Grumman has announced it is investing $50 million in the development of an electronic systems maintenance and sustainment centre in Western Sydney. The Electronics Sustainment Centre of Excellence initially will begin operations at RAAF Base Richmond before ultimately being located at the forthcoming Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek, where Northrop Grumman will be

Qantas has called on the general public to suggest names for its forthcoming fleet of eight Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which it says it wants to name after “Australian icons”. The airline has published a page on its website where anyone can provide eight name suggestions for the 787s, the first of which is due for delivery in October this year.

Qantas Freight has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-400F freighter, with the one-time British Airways-operated aircraft arriving in Melbourne from the US on Sunday afternoon. The 737, built as a 737-400 passenger aircraft in 1990, is due to join the Qantas Freight subfleet which delivers domestic mail, parcels and Express Post for Australia Post

Virgin Australia will move its checkin desks at Los Angeles Airport over the weekend, with its trans-Pacific alliance partner Delta Air Lines among a host of other carriers also shifting terminals in a big week of change at the airport. Passengers checking in for Virgin Australia flights from Los Angeles to Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney

  Regional airports have missed out on a much needed funding boost to combat rising costs and support essential medical transport services in the 2016-17 federal budget, the peak body representing Australia’s airports says. While the Commonwealth announced it would tip in $5.3 billion in capital over the next decade to build the proposed Badgerys

While Emirates is cutting back its US operations, the Qantas alliance partner is growing its Australian network with a third daily  flight between Brisbane and its Dubai hub. The new nonstop service begins on December 1 and will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR featuring 266 seats across first, business and economy, Emirates said on