The World of Aviation

Virgin Australia changed its operating procedures for aircraft pushing back from selected gates at Melbourne Tullamarine after an on-the-ground collision with a nearby Jetstar Airbus A320 in 2013, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says. The incident, which occurred on August 10 2013, happened when the left wingtip of a Virgin Boeing 737-800 VH-YID pushing

Hybrid Air Vehicles’ (HAV) Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft, has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft, which at 92m in length is longer than both the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380, completed its maiden flight at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, England on Wednesday evening (local time). The four-engined Airlander 10, with chief test

NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS BPD/10 Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk 26 047 18/7/16 Murray Kester, 465B Canning Hwy Melville WA 6156 CLX/3 Robinson R44 Cadet 30002 8/7/16 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198 EKS/3 Diamond HK-36TTS Super Dimona 36584 19/4/16 Barossa Valley Gliding Club, PO Box 123 Stonefield SA 5356 D-KLWG EST/2 DG

Sydney Airport has reported a double-digit improvement in half year net profit says its evaluation of the proposed Badgerys Creek airport is ongoing as it waits for the federal government to issue the sales contract before the end of 2016. The company reported net profit of $160 million million for the six months to June

Alliance Aviation Services and Virgin Australia’s proposed strategic partnership has taken a step forward with the signing of a long-term agreement. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday, Alliance said the strategic partnership, which was first announced in February, would involve a charter partnership to jointly grow their charter businesses. The two

Australians will have a new one-stop option to Italy from October when Etihad Airways launches flights to Venice from its Abu Dhabi hub. The daily service with two-class Airbus A319s featuring 16 business and 90 economy class seats takes off on October 30 2016, Etihad said in a statement. Venice will be Etihad’s third Italian