Year: 2015
IATA introduces new safety assessment scheme
/Airlines and private charter companies that fly small aircraft with maximum takeoff weight below 5,700kg will be able to undertake an International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety audit under a new scheme. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.
Read more »RAAA launches 2015 scholarships
/The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) is calling for applications for its 2015 pilot and engineering scholarships. There are four scholarships available in 2015, with applications due by July 31. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or
Read more »Airbus Group Australia Pacific delivers first H145 helicopter
/Airbus Group Australia Pacific has delivered its first H145 helicopter to this part of the world. The New Zealand-based customer who accepted delivery of the H145 was replacing its earlier model EC145, Airbus Group Australia Pacific said. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
Read more »75 years of Air New Zealand
/From a faintly frumpy backwater carrier to the airline king of cool, Air New Zealand’s three-quarter-century history points the way for its future If you walk down the corridor into Air New Zealand’s 75th anniversary exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, it’s hard to figure out who’s more enthusiastic
Read more »Qantas-China Eastern alliance gets government backing
/The federal government’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has called on Australia’s competition regulator to reverse course and give Qantas’s proposed alliance with China Eastern the green light. In March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it a draft determination it intended to knock back the tie-up, arguing the partnership would give Qantas
Read more »Cobham expects job losses after losing Qantas 717 heavy maintenance work
/ | 3 Comments on Cobham expects job losses after losing Qantas 717 heavy maintenance workCobham Aviation Services says it expects to suffer some job losses from Qantas’s decision to bring the heavy maintenance of its Boeing 717 fleet in-house. Qantas said on Friday it was establishing a heavy maintenance base for its 18 717s in Canberra, which was due to open in October. This content is available exclusively to
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