The World of Aviation

The joint-venture company that runs Essendon Airport and the surrounding commercial precinct Essendon Fields hopes to encourage more regional services from the close-in Melbourne airport through a new tourism initiative. Essendon Fields has established a Regional Tourism Group (EFRTG) that includes representatives from the airport’s aviation operators to grow the number of flights to regional

  Virgin Australia says a proposed new codeshare arrangement between Qantas and Air Niugini will erode competition and should be rejected. In a submission to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC), Virgin said the proposed codeshare services would have a “negative effect on the Australian aviation industry, particularly in relation to the Brisbane-Port Moresby route”.

While late arriving passengers looking to make their flight need not apply, Sydney Airport’s charity run will give runners and aviation enthusiasts alike the opportunity to tread on the same piece of pavement on which aircraft take off and land. The airport is holding its second annual Runway Run on November 5 and this year’s

Cobham Aviation Services has won a 24-month contract to fly Blackham Resources – Matilda Operations Pty Ltd’s workers to the gold miner’s Wiluna site in Western Australia. The contract commenced on 20 September 2016 and covered two flights a week with 71-seat BAe 146-100 jets, Cobham said in a statement on September 29. Cobham Aviation

Japanese flag carrier ANA is offering one talented artist or designer the chance to have their work displayed on the fuselage of its Airbus A380s. The Star Alliance member is taking the first of three A380s on order from early 2019, which will be used on the Tokyo-Honolulu route, and is seeking public input for

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has denied reports the delivery schedule of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program has been delayed. Over the weekend, news outlets including Bloomberg and The Japan Times reported the MRJ program would be delayed for a fifth time, with first delivery to launch customer ANA pushed back beyond the current mid-2018 target