The World of Aviation

Former senior Qantas executive Rob Gurney has been named the new chief executive of the oneworld airline marketing alliance. Gurney is expected to begin in his new role in October, oneworld said in a statement on Wednesday. He takes over from Bruce Ashby, who is stepping down after five years in the role. Currently, Gurney

Airservices did not follow its own policies and procedures in contracting an external organisation, the International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM), to provide services related to the OneSky project, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found. At the request of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee and the Minister for Infrastructure

Joe Sutter, the chief engineer of the legendary Boeing 747, died on Tuesday, August 30, aged 95. The Seattle native spent four decades at Boeing where his work in bringing what is unarguably the most distinctive sight in all of aviation – the four-engine jet with its hump – led to him being known around the world

Virgin Australia has completed the refurbishment of its five Boeing 777-300ERs with new business class seats, a refreshed premium economy cabin and upgraded inflight entertainment system throughout the aircraft. The final 777 to undergo the cabin refits at Chennault International Airport at Lake Charles, Louisiana, VH-VOZ, was ferried to Abu Dhabi International Airport on Sunday August

The Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) is keen to locate descendants of two of its inductees for 2016. Six new members of the AAHOF will be admitted at the official ceremony at the Temora Aviation Museum in Wagga Wagga on November 12. The class of 2016 includes Australian Aviation contributor and aviation safety author

Adelaide Airport suffered a drop in international passengers in 2015/16 due to the withdrawal of AirAsia X’s service to Kuala Lumpur. The airport handled 858,000 international travellers in the 12 months to June 30 2016, a decline of 8.3 per cent from 936,000 in the prior corresponding period. “The (-8.3 per cent) decline in passengers