The World of Aviation

Gulfstream plans to display three aircraft at the upcoming Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The Savannah, Georgia based business jet maker will showcase its flagship G650ER to prospective customers alongside the long-range, large cabin G550 and smaller G280. Gulfstream’s representation at the 2017 Airshow is up from two aircraft at the 2015 event. “With consistent growth over

Hawker Pacific plans to have a bumper aircraft lineup at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The aircraft sales and support company said a Cessna Citation Latitude, Cessna Caravan, Cessna TTX, Cessna 182, Beechcraft King Air C90GTx, a Beechcraft Bonanza G36, Bell 407GX Helicopter, Diamond Aircraft DA40NG and Diamond DA62 would be on static display

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says there is reason to be optimistic about the rest of 2016/17 as international capacity growth moderates following a challenging first half where increased competition on long-haul routes led to net profit falling by almost a quarter. The company posted statutory net profit after tax of NZ$256 million

Qantas has reported a decline in first half net profit amid red-hot competition on international routes and a subdued domestic market and announced plans to defer deliveries of Airbus A320neos for Jetstar. The airline group posted net profit after tax of $515 million for the six months to December 31 2016, down 25 per cent

Qantas has placed the focus on sleep in the design of its new premium economy seat on the airline’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners scheduled to operate the 17-hour journey from Perth to London. The new seats were unveiled at Qantas’s first half results presentation on Thursday and feature a distinctive adjustable footrest and footnet, an ergonomic

Tigerair Australia is launching nonstop service between Melbourne and Townsville from June 22 2017. The flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays as a morning departure from Melbourne and a lunchtime takeoff from Townsville. Townsville is Tigerair’s 13th domestic destination and fifth in Queensland alongside Brisbane, Cairns, the Gold Coast, Proserpine. Indeed, some