The World of Aviation

Virgin Australia is returning to Vanuatu after a five-month absence. The Australian carrier’s first flight to Port Vila since suspending service to the popular tourist destination in January due to concerns about the runway is planned for May 23. Virgin will fly three times a week between Brisbane and Port Vila with Boeing 737-800s. Virgin

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced that the development of the software the US Air Force will use to declare initial operational capability (IOC) has been completed. Block 3i software provides the F-35 Lightning II with an initial warfighting capability on upgraded computer hardware. “As of 1 May, the F-35 program has flown

Air Canada has made an aircraft change for for its upcoming Brisbane-Vancouver service, with the Boeing 787-9 now scheduled to operate the new route from October 30. The schedule change, reported on the Airline Route website, is the latest tweak to a route that was first originally slated to be a three times weekly service

Air New Zealand is switching its Auckland-Buenos Aires service from the Boeing 777-200ER to the 787-9 from October 30. While the move represents an overall reduction of 10 seats per flight, from 312 for the 777 to 302 for the 787-9, there will be a change in the mix of seats across business, premium economy

Regional carrier FlyPelican is adding a new destination from Newcastle with flights to Dubbo starting in July. The service will be operated by 19-seat Jetstream 32 aircraft, with morning and afternoon departures from both cities on weekdays. FlyPelican chief executive Paul Graham said the first flight would take off on July 18. “We are thrilled

  Virgin Australia says residents of Tamworth will be able to organise day trips to Sydney and have more connection opportunities to the rest of the airline’s domestic and international network thanks to an increased schedule from the Northern NSW city. The airline said on Monday it was adding six new return services between Sydney