The World of Aviation

The global Sikorsky S-92 fleet is again subject to mandatory inspections after the Lockheed Martin-owned manufacturer issued an Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) on January 10 requiring all operators of the type to undertake one-off inspections. The off-aircraft inspections of the tail rotor pitch change shaft and bearing assemblies, required to be performed before the next

Airbus’s first Beluga XL over-size transport aircraft is taking shape at the company’s Toulouse headquarters ahead of the aircraft’s first flight in 2018 and entry into service a year later. The aircraft’s core airframe, which is based on the A330-200 freighter, has been completed and is in the process of being integrated with the Beluga XL

United is switching its San Francisco-Auckland flights from a year-round to seasonal service from April 2017. The schedule change was outlined in an Air New Zealand note to travel agents. “Air New Zealand wishes to advise our alliance partner United Airlines will adjust its schedule for services between San Francisco and Auckland in order to better match

Pilatus Aircraft has announced the signing of three PC-21 pilot training aircraft orders, together worth the equivalent of more than $400 million. The French Air Force is set to receive 17 of the aircraft, which will be used to train future military pilots, and two are destined for the Royal Jordanian Air Force. Meanwhile, QinetiQ

Singapore Airlines’s new service to Canberra and Wellington has featured plenty of empty seats during its first months of operations, new figures suggest. According to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report on international airline passenger and freight numbers, SIA’s flights between Singapore and Canberra were roughly half full in October,

Qantas has been announced as the most punctual airline of 2016 across the Asia Pacific region, following the release of OAG’s annual Punctuality League. Jumping from fourth place to first in just one year, the carrier, which operated approximately 268,000 flights throughout 2016, marginally beat Japan Airlines to the top spot, with 87.6 per cent