The World of Aviation

Industry body Aviation/Aerospace Australia has welcomed Lockheed Martin as a partner in its quest to encourage more women to consider a career in aviation as the world celebrates International Women’s Day. Under the partnership, Lockheed Martin will support 60 aspiring female aviators to attend Women in Aviation/Aerospace conferences in New South Wales and Queensland during

Boeing has shown off the first 737 MAX 9 as the clock ticks down to first delivery of the MAX 8 variant. The 737 MAX 9 was presented to Boeing staff and invited guests at the company’s Renton, Washington facility on Tuesday (US time). The aircraft, a stretch of the MAX 8, has been designed

Embraer says the E195-E2 is on track to make its maiden flight later in 2017 after showing off the first completed aircraft at its Brazil headquarters. The E195-E2 is largest variant of the E2 family of jets and has been designed with a range of 2,450nm when carrying 120 passengers in a two-class layout or

Virgin Australia led all carriers for domestic punctuality in calendar 2016, government figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report found Virgin came out on top for both on-time arrivals and departures in 2016, edging out rival Qantas. Virgin achieved an 86.7 per cent on-time arrivals rate in 2016, compared with

New Zealand’s air navigation service provider plans to upgrade its air traffic management system (ATM) over the next four years to enhance safety and improve operational flexibility. Airways New Zealand said it had chosen the Skyline X system from technology company Leidos to replace the country’s two existing ATM platforms as part of a NZ$58

Adelaide Airport says the installation of a new IT system will ensure it is well-placed to handle the anticipated growth in passenger traffic in the years ahead. The airport has chosen travel technology company Amadeus to replace the current operational IT systems for aircraft parking, boarding gates, check-in desks, customer information and other “mission critical airport