Australian Aviation

Virgin Blue has announced that it will operate services from Sydney to Ayers Rock from August 2. The daily flights will be operated with a 104-seat Embraer E-190, with launch fares starting from $149 one way. Regular fares will start from $199. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue

Air New Zealand rethinks cabin interiors For years the saying “if it happens in aviation it happens at Edwards” has not been challenged with the famous test site north-east of LA the home of countless records for speed and altitude. The quest for the highest and fastest pushed man and machine to the outer limits,

Delivering the flightpath of the future? “So it’s been almost two years work, and I think whilst circumstances change with aviation – it’s a fast moving industry – it’s an attempt to put the framework around the broad range of chapters that we have in headings of economy, safety and security, the community, consultation engaging,

LAN Airlines has announced that it will operate its first service on the Santiago-Auckland-Sydney route since a major earthquake struck the country on February 28, with the inbound service arriving on March 6. The airline had temporarily suspended operations on the route due to damage to the international terminal at Santiago Airport, and has now

Tajikistan based carrier Somon Air has ordered two Boeing 737-900ERs, valued at US$163m (A$181m) at list prices. Somon is Tajikistan’s first private full service airline and operates two 737-800s from Dushanbe to cities in Russia, Germany, Turkey and the UAE. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the

The battle to replace the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of 16 S-70B-2 Seahawks and the still vacant anti-surface capability left by the cancellation of the Seasprite is ramping up. The hot topic at late January’s Pacific 2010 maritime exposition in Sydney was whether federal cabinet would go with Defence’s reported recommendation and order the Sikorsky/Lockheed