The World of Aviation

All eyes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix over the weekend were, momentarily, diverted from the track prior to the race start when Etihad Airways Airbus A380 A6-APC, accompanied by seven Aermacchi MB-339 jets from the United Arab Emirates’ air display team Al Fursan, conducted a spectacular low pass over the main straight at the

Canberra has been named as one of eight new destinations Qatar Airways will add to its fast-growing network. The announcement was made during a media event in Casablanca on Monday (local time). Qatar indicated flights to Canberra would begin some time in the 2017/18 timeframe, without providing any further details, such as frequencies and operating

Airbus has secured its first A330neo (new engine option) operator in Oceania with Aircalin ordering two A330-900s as part of the airline’s fleet renewal program. The order for the two A330-900s, as well as two A320neo narrowbodies, was announced in the New Caledonia capital Noumea on Tuesday, with representatives from Airbus and Aircalin present at

Regional Express (Rex) says the airline group is on track for an improved profit result in the current financial year as its hedging program reduces the fuel bill and new routes in Western Australia contribute to improving the bottom line. The profit guidance was presented to shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting in Sydney on

Qantas and American Airlines will not contest the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) “unprecedented” Show Cause Order rejecting their application for an expanded alliance and anti-trust immunity (ATI) on trans-Pacific routes. Instead, Qantas said in a statement on Tuesday the pair was withdrawing its application to the DOT. “Qantas and American Airlines will now separately

American Airlines and Qantas have only a matter of days to respond to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) initial rejection of their application for an expanded alliance and anti-trust immunity (ATI) on trans-Pacific routes. The pair had applied for an extension of time to respond to the DOT’s Show Cause Order of November 18,