The World of Aviation

NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ACZ/7 Kawasaki BK117B-2 1035 23/2/17 Bristow Helicopters Australia, 130 Fauntleroy Ave Redcliffe WA 6104 P2-HBR VH-BZD P2-HBR ZK-HHL HL9242 JA9904 AFK/8 PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian 4697190 3/3/17 Alexandros Karatamoglou, 15 Ashford Pl South Bunbury WA 6230 N3103A ANE/8 GippsAero GA8-TC 320 Airvan GA8-TC 320-17-238 8/2/17 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic

Fiji Airways has overcome the negative impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston and growing competition on international routes on the way to a 20 per cent improvement in full year profit in 2016. The airline group, which covers Fiji Airways, Fiji Link and other subsidiaries, reported profit before tax of $FJ84.5 million for the 12 months

Central Coast Council is offering aviation and aerospace firms the opportunity to secure airside leases at its Warnervale Airport. The council said on Friday it had opened an expressions of interest (EOI) process for general aviation, aerospace and associated businesses to come to the NSW Central Coast. Central Coast Council group leader of assets, infrastructure

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia say they have compiled a short-list of potential companies for the supply of commercially viable, locally produced aviation biofuel, following their request for information (RFI) process. In March 2016, the two carriers published the RFI as part of a new partnership, hoping the size of their combined operations would

Aviation powerhouse Cathay Pacific Airways has slumped to just the third annual loss in its 70-year history as intense competition and overcapacity hit yields while economic jitters affected demand in crucial business markets. Cathay reported a net loss of HK$575 million (A$98 million) for the 12 months to December 31 2016, slumping into the red

Adelaide will become the fifth Australian city to receive Air New Zealand widebody services from October when the airline deploys the Boeing 787-9 to the South Australian capital. Flights with the Dreamliner were scheduled to begin from October 26 2017, offering South Australians business and premium economy options for travel to New Zealand, the South