The World of Aviation

NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AJI/7 Ultramagic H‑77 77/387 30/7/15 Christopher Saunders, 1/173‑175 Swan St Richmond Vic 3121 ANE/7 GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑15‑224 11/8/15 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 AQS/5 Aeroprakt A22LS Foxbat A22LS‑096 11/8/15 Gobel Aviation, 4 Victa Rd Bendigo Vic 3539 24‑7979 AQU/4 Chance Vought F4U Corsair 2608 24/7/15

Tigerair Australia’s plans to begin overseas flights in 2016 have taken a step forward after the International Air Services Commission (IASC) approved the transfer of capacity from parent Virgin Australia for its services to Bali. The low-cost carrier is scheduled to fly to Bali from Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne from March 2016, taking over routes currently flown

Qatar Airways has the scope to increase flights to Australia and potentially add Sydney as a third destination in this country after the Australian and Qatar governments approved an expanded air services agreement. The new bilateral, effective immediately, allows airlines of Australia or Qatar to operate up to 21 flights a week between Qatar and Australia’s

Moorabbin Airport has gifted a 3,000 square metre plot of land on site to a local charity kitchen for growing vegetables. The initiative with Victoria’s FareShare, a charity kitchen which rescues food and cooks meals for more than 400 charities across the state, is expected to produce 12 tonnes of vegetables such as pumpkin, broccoli,

Cathay Pacific will add a fifth weekly flight to Adelaide from December 2, thanks to “high demand” from both inbound and outbound passengers, the Hong Kong-based carrier announced on Thursday. The new services will see a new Wednesday evening departure from Hong Kong, arriving and then departing Adelaide on Thursday mornings. “Since we introduced our new

Sir Angus Houston has been awarded the Oswald Watt Gold Medal for his role in the search for MH370 and his work as Australia’s special envoy to Ukraine after the shooting of MH17. The retired Air Chief Marshal and current chairman of Airservices was presented with his medal at Canberra’s Parliament House on Tuesday night, where