The World of Aviation

Residents of Norfolk Island will lose air links to New Zealand from May 2017 when Air New Zealand ends nonstop service to Auckland from the Australian external territory. The airline cited “declining passenger demand from New Zealand” as the reason behind its decision to end the once weekly service between Auckland and Norfolk Island. “The Auckland-Norfolk Island

Cobham Aviation Services says it has started operations with the first of four Bombardier Challenger CL-604 jets under contract for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). In October 2014, Cobham secured a 12-year, $640 million contract to supply and operate search and rescue aircraft for AMSA. Under the deal, Cobham would operate the four special

Nearly 15 years after receiving its first Boeing 737-800, Qantas has racked up one million flights with the narrowbody aircraft across domestic and international routes. The milestone was reached on Thursday afternoon, when Qantas flight QF923, operated by VH-XZI, took off from Cairns bound for Sydney. In the flightdeck of VH-XZI for the milestone flight were

South Korean carrier Jin Air has become the latest international airline to begin service to Australia, after its inaugural flight from Seoul touched down in Cairns on Thursday. Flight LJ659, operated by Boeing 777-200ER HL7743, landed a little after 0630 local time after an eight-hour journey from Seoul. The aircraft was met by an Airservices

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has presented LifeFlight’s Dan Tyler its most prestigious accolade. Tyler is the latest recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, which acknowledges 50 years of accident and violation-free flying by an individual, their exemplary service, professionalism and devotion to aviation safety. A native American (and an early “Rotor

Australia’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has released a public consultation paper on proposed reforms that aim to modernise the laws protecting the airspace around airports. The paper, titled, Modernising Airspace Protection, proposes a number of reforms to existing legislation following an examination of the legislative, regulatory and administrative arrangements in relation to airspace