The latest industry news for the aviation and aerospace sectors.

15 Dec 2011

Launch customer for Boeing's 737 MAX; Virgin Australia's biofuel: Air Australia's big three days; A350 latest; and more.

14 Dec 2011

The Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society is exploring ways of boosting and broadening its membership, at the same time as the London-based parent body is reviewing all aspects of the Society’s structure and operations.

14 Dec 2011

US company Stratolaunch Systems, in conjunction with Burt Rutan, is developing an air-launch system to provide orbital access to space.

14 Dec 2011

The deadline for fitment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast technology in aircraft operating within Australian airspace at and above 29,000 feet is now less than two years away.

14 Dec 2011

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will begin direct air services between Singapore and Darwin on 26 March 2012, subject to regulatory approvals.

09 Dec 2011

Perth Airport has invited five companies to tender for the first phase in the expansion of International Terminal 1.

08 Dec 2011

Skywest; new Airservices chair; Alliance lists; Virgin Australia; high-speed rail; and more.

08 Dec 2011

ICAO has released the State of Global Aviation Safety - 2011, a unique snapshot of worldwide aviation safety performance and collaborative efforts.

08 Dec 2011

IATA has downgraded its profit forecast for 2012, but also added a Europe-driven worst-case scenario that would see all regions fall into loss.

05 Dec 2011

Today's announcement that Sydney Airport is working towards a significant realignment of terminal use is more than tweaking at the edges.