The World of Aviation

One-off charges thanks to cost-cutting and fleet-reduction efforts have pushed Virgin Australia to a $224.7 million statutory loss for 2015/16. While the airline group’s financial performance for the 12 months to June 30 2016 was down from the statutory loss of $93.8 million in the prior year, the result includes between $410 million and $450 million in

Cobham Aviation Services has won a 12-month contract to fly Doray Minerals’ fly-in/fly-out workers to the gold miner’s Andy Well site in Western Australia. The contract was due to start in early August and covered two flights a week with 81-seat BAe 146-200 jets, Cobham said in a statement on Thursday. Cobham Aviation Services chief

Training company Aviation Australia and air navigation services provider Airways New Zealand have formed a joint-venture to train new air traffic controllers. The pair will open a new facility at Aviation Australia’s Brisbane training campus featuring total control radar and aerodrome simulators that will cater for international students, with Airways New Zealand to run ab-initio air

Etihad Airways has confirmed it will take up its full entitlements in Virgin Australia’s capital raising. As a result, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier will maintain its shareholding in Virgin at 21.83 per cent and keep its seat on the board. “The Etihad Aviation Group board has endorsed a proposal to take up its pro-rata entitlement

Qantas plans to operate more domestic routes with its fleet of Boeing 717s in order to free up 737s for extra overseas flying. Two-class 717s featuring 12 business and 98 economy seats will be deployed on Adelaide-Brisbane, Brisbane-Townsville and Brisbane-Mt Isa routes, as well as a seasonal Melbourne-Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast) service during December and January,

Joint-venture partners Caltex Australia and Shell Aviation Australia have switched on a new jet fuel pipeline at Brisbane Airport that doubles the potential fuel supply capacity to airline customers. The 4.6km pipeline from the Viva Pinkenba fuel storage terminal to Brisbane Airport’s Joint User Hydrant Installation (JUHI) refuelling facility can carry 270 cubic metres of