The World of Aviation

GE Aviation is helping Qantas with efforts to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions under an expanded agreement between the pair. The new agreement includes GE’s Flight Efficiency Services, which covers navigation services and data and analytics services to increase operational flexibility and improve fuel efficiency across the Qantas and Jetstar fleet, GE said in

Queenstown Airport (QAC) chief executive Scott Paterson has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 57. The airport confirmed the sad news in a media statement on Wednesday. Queenstown Airport chairman John Gilks said Paterson was a highly respected colleague and manager and would be “sorely missed by us all”. “On behalf of

The City of Karratha has cut the ribbon on its new $35 million airport upgrade that includes capacity to receive international flights, an expanded departures area and space for a premium airline lounge. Following the redevelopment – part of the council’s $100 million capital investment program at the airport that has included work on upgrading

Star Alliance chief executive Mark Schwab says Virgin Australia would very much fit in should it choose to be a part of the 28-airline alliance. However, the boss of the Star Alliance believes Virgin’s partnership with Delta Air Lines, which Australia’s competition regulator recently reauthorised for a further five years, and the airline’s strategy of

An RAAF KC-30A tanker-transport has refuelled an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the first time. During a four hour test flight from Edwards Air Force Base on September 25 KC-30A A39-001 made 59 ‘contacts’ with F-35A development aircraft AF-4, five of which were ‘wet’, transferring a total of 42,000lb of fuel, Defence announced in a

Aeromil Pacific will officially launch the Cessna Citation Latitude in Australia at Sydney Airport on October 8 ahead of a demonstration tour around the country. The nine-seat Citation Latitude and achieved certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June 2015, allowing first deliveries began in August. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW306D1s and has