The World of Aviation

The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of Raytheon SM-2 Block IIIB missiles, equipment and support to Australia for use in Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) trials. The potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program deal, which has an estimated cost of US$301 million, covers up to 80 SM-2 Block IIIB vertical-launching

Qantas Group has expanded its Western Australian presence, moving into the Perth Airport operated Terminal 3. Following Virgin Australia’s move across the airport to its new T1 Domestic facility, T3 was flagged for Qantas Group use. This allowed Jetstar services to move from T4 to T3, as well as opening up aerobridge access to a

Virgin Australia has applied to the International Air Services Commission seeking traffic rights to operate daily services from a “major Australian gateway” to both Hong Kong and Beijing as part of its newly-announced alliance with Hainan Airlines parent company HNA. “As part of a proposed alliance with the HNA Aviation Group Co. Ltd, Virgin Australia International

Airbus has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its A320neo (new engine option) powered with CFM LEAP-1A engines. Certification of the A320neo with CFM powerplants comes about six months after regulators approved the Pratt & Whitney’s Pure Power PW1100G-JM engine variant of the updated

In the Australian news cycle, it seems Qantas and Virgin Australia are never too far away from the headlines. Over the past half-decade, the airlines have been critiqued for low share prices, a reduction in international routes as well as the unprecedented 2011 Qantas fleet grounding. However, a recent report from the University of Sydney

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