The World of Aviation

Jetstar is expanding its international network from New Zealand beyond trans-Tasman routes with new flights to the Cook Islands starting in March 2016. The three times a week service between Auckland and Rarotonga will be operated by Airbus A320s and is Jetstar’s first non-Australian international destination from NZ since it dropped direct Auckland-Singapore services in

Airservices is the latest air navigation services provider to look at a space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) from US-based Aireon. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Airservices and Aireon was announced on Tuesday and allows the pair to “collaborate to examine the value of space-based ADS-B”, Aireon vice president Cyriel Kronenburg said in a

Emirates has fired the latest shot in the battle of celebrity endorsements with a new US$20 million global advertising campaign featuring actor Jennifer Aniston. The US-based actor, best known for her portrayal of Rachel in the long-running sitcom Friends, was named as the airline’s brand ambassador in August. The 30- and 60-second television advertisements will

Cathay Pacific has commenced a second Boeing 777-300ER rotation to Sydney. Flight CX101 from Hong Kong, operated by B-KQR, arrived at Sydney a little after 1030 local time on Friday. The reciprocal CX100 took off from the NSW capital just past 1600. Upgauging a second of four daily Cathay flights between Hong Kong and Sydney

Jetgo has delayed the launch of its new Dubbo-Melbourne service after the regional carrier was unable to secure terminal space at Tullamarine and prevented from operating to Essendon Airport due to a lack of passenger screening facilities. The new three times a week offering was due to begin in late October and run on Tuesdays,

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has demonstrated a range of its fixed wing and helicopter firefighting capabilities at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, including an impressive display by the recently arrived McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT). October 1 marked the official start of a two-year $9.8 million trial to allow the NSW RFS examine