https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Fri, 09 Jun 2023 06:04:24 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2020/02/emirates-flight-training-academy-aims-to-fill-the-pilot-gap/ https://worldofaviation.com/2020/02/emirates-flight-training-academy-aims-to-fill-the-pilot-gap/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:32:35 +0000 https://thewofa.com/?p=80747 The global airline industry will need around 804,000 new civil aviation pilots in commercial and business aviation and for civil helicopters over the next 20 years.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2020/02/emirates-flight-training-academy-aims-to-fill-the-pilot-gap/feed/ 1 https://worldofaviation.com/2019/12/emirates-clark-says-synthetic-fuels-can-help-cut-aviations-carbon-footprint/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:37:19 +0000 https://thewofa.com/?p=80521 Emirates president Sir Tim Clark says he is convinced the future for airlines was in developing synthetic fuels, Denise McNabb writes from Dubai.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/11/dubai-airshow-featured-record-attendance-subdued-sales/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 06:22:48 +0000 https://thewofa.com/?p=80299 While there were record crowds and spectacular flying displays at the recently concluded Dubai Airshow, there were fewer commercial aircraft orders in 2019 compared with previous events, writes Denise McNabb from Al Maktoum International Airport. The five-day, biennial Dubai Airshow lived up to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) reputation as a host for eye-popping events.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/11/searidge-technologies-to-build-remote-digital-tower-prototype-at-sydney/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:56:06 +0000 https://thewofa.com/?p=80268 Searidge Technologies will build a digital control tower prototype for Airservices Australia to trial at Sydney Airport for possible contingency use.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/kiwi-ingenuity-behind-the-movie-industrys-best-aerial-cinematography/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 04:00:47 +0000 http://thewofa.com/?p=63042 When an innovative New Zealand company develops a cutting-edge aerial camera system a stone’s throw from an airport where a helicopter operator services A-list movie productions, it offers a fortuitous match. Add to that jaw-dropping scenery of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls, forests and fiords, of epic movie proportions on their doorstep, and that’s a trifecta.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/tigerair-australia-boeing-737-800-took-off-with-cabin-unpressurised-atsb/ https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/tigerair-australia-boeing-737-800-took-off-with-cabin-unpressurised-atsb/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:29:44 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=78214 A Tigerair Australia Boeing 737-800 took off unpressurised after pilots incorrectly configured the cabin's air conditioning system prior to takeoff, an investigation has found.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/tigerair-australia-boeing-737-800-took-off-with-cabin-unpressurised-atsb/feed/ 4 https://worldofaviation.com/2019/09/shareholders-question-air-new-zealand-over-aircraft-and-engine-choices/ https://worldofaviation.com/2019/09/shareholders-question-air-new-zealand-over-aircraft-and-engine-choices/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:46:01 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=77926 Based on the Air New Zealand annual shareholder meeting, it appears the travelling public's confidence in aircraft and engine manufacturing has been somewhat shaken in light of recent events. ]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/09/shareholders-question-air-new-zealand-over-aircraft-and-engine-choices/feed/ 9 https://worldofaviation.com/2019/08/air-new-zealand-net-profit-falls-30pct-amid-lower-growth-environment/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:30:07 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=76558 Air New Zealand has reported a 30 per cent decline in net profit for 2018/19 amid what the company described as a lower growth environment.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/07/air-new-zealand-looking-long-haul-with-latest-boeing-787-order/ https://worldofaviation.com/2019/07/air-new-zealand-looking-long-haul-with-latest-boeing-787-order/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2019 23:00:28 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=75587 This story by Denise McNabb from the July 2019 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the long-haul ambitions of Air New Zealand with the Boeing 787.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/07/air-new-zealand-looking-long-haul-with-latest-boeing-787-order/feed/ 4 https://worldofaviation.com/2019/07/remembering-the-apollo-11-moon-landing-50-years-on/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 05:41:49 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=75396 To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Denise McNabb writes about listening to that historic moment in a New Zealand school classroom .]]>