The World of Aviation

Quickstep Holdings says deliveries of vertical tail components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project have commenced, with production expected to ramp up in the period ahead. The Australian manufacturer’s qualification process for the vertical tail fairings components, vertical tail spars and vertical tail skins were approved during 2015/16, with the first delivery set coming

Air China will launch a third route from Sydney in November when it begins a three-times-a-week service to Chengdu. The Sydney-Chengdu flights were scheduled to begin on November 12 and be operated by Airbus A330-200s configured with 30 business class and 207 economy class seats, Sydney Airport said in a statement. Currently, Air China served

Record-breaking teenager Lachlan Smart was among the crowds that gathered at Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield over the weekend for the inaugural Brisbane Valley Air Show. Smart is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo in a single-engine aircraft, having completed his 24,000nm journey in a Cirrus SR-22 on Friday August 26, when he landed

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has awarded Boeing a US$21.4 million contract to upgrade the fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft with an undersea acoustics and intelligence technology that is intended to enable the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to more effectively find, monitor and deter submarine threats. Boeing stated that it is

Air New Zealand has flagged tougher times ahead after reporting a record full year profit in 2015/16 as competition both at home and abroad heats up. The New Zealand carrier said net profit after tax for the 12 months to June 30 2016 came in at NZ$463 million, up 42 per cent from NZ$327 million

Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) chairman Jim Davis says the results of a national survey on the performance of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) highlights the lack of progress in the organisation’s reform. The survey, which comprised interviews with industry participants, CASA staff and online interviews conducted between August 2015 and January 2016