The World of Aviation

If you think of an airship, most people will get an image of the giant rigid airships of the 1920s. Huge, lighter than air behemoths, the size of ocean liners, the airships were a glamorous and unique way for passengers to travel, with the North Atlantic Ocean being their primary domain. Long since abandoned as

Airbus’s A380 program has received a boost with its largest customer Emirates adding an extra two aircraft to its already hefty order book, while Boeing has also confirmed a fresh order for four 747-8s. The Dubai-based carrier says the extra two A380s, which will be configured in a two-class format featuring business and economy and

Air New Zealand has appointed an experienced sporting administrator and qualified accountant to the board. The airline said on Thursday Dame Therese Walsh would take her seat at the board table on May 1, bringing to seven the number of directors on the board. Currently, Walsh is on the board of the New Zealand stock exchange,

Construction of the first Gulfstream G600 flight test aircraft has reached a significant milestone with the joining of the wing to the fuselage. Gulfstream released a photo on Tuesday (US time) showing the wing joining the fuselage on the first G600 that will be used for the type’s flight test program. The company has already

New Fiji Airways chief executive Andre Viljoen says 2016 will be a year of challenges and opportunities as the airline grows its international network and deals with the fallout from Tropical Cyclone Winston after handing down a record profit result. The airline group, which covers Fiji Airways, Fiji Link and other subsidiaries, reported profit before

CAE Australia has been awarded a contract by the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) to develop a C-130J Hercules fuselage cargo compartment trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The trainer, which is due to be delivered to RAAF Base Richmond in 2018, will be used to provide high-fidelity training to loadmasters, CAE