The World of Aviation

Domestic business class fares have risen in August, while the cheapest or best discount tickets have fallen slightly in the month, new figures show. In a further indication the corporate and government travel sector is getting back to on the road after being on pause during the election campaign, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and

The Australian Government has issued a fresh warning to travellers about the dangers of carrying lithium batteries after one exploded in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Sydney Airport. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said incident took place on board an aircraft while it was on the ground at the airport. While there no damage

The federal government has signed a new contract for the provision of sustainment services for the F/A-18F Super Hornet and the EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft, Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announced during a visit to Brisbane. The contract is valued at about $264 million for an initial five-year period; the arrangement with

Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Program has completed its 400th audit. The program, which in Australia is run out of Flight Safety Foundation’s Melbourne base, supports operators in the resources sector, as well as humanitarian, government and insurance organisations in their oversight of contacted aviation activities, Flight Safety Foundation said. It comprised

Airbus and its parent company Airbus Group have appointed a senior Qantas executive to be its new chief information officer (CIO). Luc Hennekens, who was previously CIO at Qantas, would take up his new role at the airframe on October 1, Airbus said in a statement. “In his new role Luc Hennekens will report to

Qantas says passengers won’t be the only ones set to benefit from the installation of internet wifi across its domestic fleet, with its pilots, engineers and ground staff looking forward to using the new technology as part of their day-to-day duties. The airline announced in February plans to equip its domestic fleet of Boeing 737-800s