ALG to bring in overseas aircraft engineers
Aviation Labour Group (ALG) has announced that it has reached agreement with the federal government which will allow it to bring in overseas skilled aircraft maintenance engineers to work in Australia. ALG had been awarded a three-year On-Hire Labour... [Continue reading]
Qantas goes for greener Jet Base
Qantas has announced that it will install tri-generation powerplants at three of its Sydney facilities as part of an ongoing program to reduce its carbon footprint. Two powerplants will be installed by GridX at the company’s Sydney Jet Base, which will... [Continue reading]
Aviation Australia gains new approvals
Aviation Australia has gained approval from CASA which will allow students undertaking some of its training programs an alternative to passing CASA exams, as well as a Dash 8 avionics type training approval. The specialist college has now gained approval... [Continue reading]
CASA, ATSB sign new agreement on air safety
CASA CEO John McCormick and the ATSB’s chief commissioner Martin Dolan have signed a memorandum of understanding which provides a framework for greater cooperation between the two bodies and clarifies their roles in improving air safety. The MoU focuses... [Continue reading]
RR selects RMIT graduate for development program
Rolls-Royce has announced that Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Jason Seris has been chosen to join its Graduate Leadership Development Program, making him the first Australian to be accepted in the North American leadership program. Seris,... [Continue reading]
Swinburne holding aviation seminar
Victoria’s Swinburne University is holding its 13th Annual Aviation Seminar Series from February 10-12, designed to facilitate a better understanding of the changing nature of the aviation industry. The free seminar series will feature speakers from... [Continue reading]
First Australian company joins AusAMRC for research
Lovitt Technologies Australia has become the first industry member of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AusAMRC), which is an initiative led by Swinburne University and Boeing Australia to research and develop new manufacturing technologies... [Continue reading]
LHT wins Virgin Blue work
Lufthansa Technik has announced a new three year agreement with Virgin Blue for inspection and replacement of variable stator vane bushings on the airline group’s fleet of CFM56-7B engines which power its Boeing 737NGs. The work will be carried out... [Continue reading]
Hawker Pacific to support Falcon 7X
Hawker Pacific announced on February 4 that it has been selected by Dassault to provide support for Asian Falcon 7X customers. “Hawker Pacific’s Singapore Service Centre now carries Dassault Falcon jet accreditation to perform major inspections across... [Continue reading]
Concorde crash court case begins
A criminal trial over the deaths of 113 people onboard an Air France Concorde which crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris-Charles De Gaulle airport on July 25 2000 started on February 2 in the town of Pontoise, near Paris. The crash occurred after... [Continue reading]
UQ joins biofuels research
The University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) has entered into an agreement with US firm Amyris Biotechnologies Inc to explore business opportunities for jetfuel derived from sugarcane. “This agreement... [Continue reading]
