The World of Aviation

Virgin Australia’s regional arm is disposing of its eight Fokker 50s and adding four Fokker 100s and an Airbus A320 as part of fleet and operational changes in Western Australia. The 46-seat Fokker 50s have been used to serve West Australian government regulated routes to Albany, Esperance and Ravensthorpe in the state’s south west, as

Aviation enthusiasts will be in for a treat in November when American Airlines brings its flagship Boeing 777-300ER to Sydney for a flying visit ahead of its resumption of service to Australia. The aircraft is scheduled to land at Sydney on the morning of Friday, November 13, a statement from alliance partner Qantas said on

With a new uniform and a significant investment into its customer-facing and backend IT systems, Virgin Australia-owned low-cost carrier Tigerair is hoping to change passengers’ perceptions of the airline.  “Our flights have never been consistently more punctual, our customer service never stronger and our customer satisfaction levels are now at an all-time high. It’s time

Saab has received an order from Australia for additional BOL countermeasure dispensers to be used on RAAF F/A-18A/B ‘classic’ Hornets, with deliveries to take place during 2016. BOL is a high-capacity dispenser for chaff and flares, which provides pilots with a sustained defensive capability to successfully accomplish their missions, Saab stated. Australia acquired BOL in

Competition for premium travellers from Australia and New Zealand to Hawaii should heat up in 2016 with Hawaiian Airlines to introduce a fully-flat seat in business class on its Airbus A330-200 fleet. Hawaiian, which operates from Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in Oceania to its Honolulu hub, is due to have its first A330 fitted with

Qantas says it will add a second retro-jet to its fleet in November when it unveils another Boeing 737-800 in one of the airline’s historic liveries as part of its 95-year anniversary celebrations. The airline hopes the second ‘Retro Roo’, which will feature one of Qantas’s 12 historic liveries since 1920, will spark a “fresh wave