The World of Aviation

Airbus Defence and Space has received two contracts worth about $200 million from the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) to equip and support nine military and civil/military airfields in Australia with surveillance sensors, enhancing the air traffic control capabilities of the Royal Australian Air Force. Under the AIR 5431 Phase 2 Fixed Defence Air

Fiji Airways has posted a double-digit increase in first half profit despite pressure on its Australian routes. The airline group, which covers Fiji Airways, Fiji Link and other subsidiaries, reported operating profit of FJ$17.5 million for the six months to June 30 2015, up 16.5 per cent from FJ$15.4 million in the prior corresponding period

Former senior Qantas executive Lyell Strambi has been named chief executive of Asia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC), the owner and operator of Melbourne and Launceston airports. Strambi, who was previously chief executive of Qantas’s domestic operations, will start his new job on September 21, Melbourne Airport said in a statement on Wednesday. Prior to joining

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled two more aircraft with Star Wars liveries as part of its five-year partnership with The Walt Disney Company. A Boeing 777-300ER will feature the BB-8 droid, while a Boeing 767-300ER will feature both BB-8 and R2-D2 on the fuselage. The pair will join the previously announced R2-D2 Boeing 787-9

Sydney Airport’s plans to create two integrated terminal precincts each capable of handling both international and domestic services has taken a step forward with the buyback of Qantas’s lease over Terminal 3. Although there will be no change to the existing arrangements – with international flights at the western side of airport at Terminal 1 and

  Sydney Airport has paid Qantas $535 million to buy back the airline’s lease over Terminal 3 in what the pair describe as a “win-win” for both parties. The deal, announced on Tuesday, comes four years before Qantas’s 30-year lease over Terminal 3 was due to expire. Sydney Airport said the transaction was “strategically important