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Much of Virgin Australia’s 2013/14 results presentation on Friday is expected to centre on the financial performance of its budget arm Tigerair Australia. Virgin purchased 60 per cent of Tigerair Australia in October 2012 from Tigerair Holdings based in Singapore, which held onto the remaining 40 per cent. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Virgin Australia and Qantas have both announced they have received approval to allow their passengers to use personal electronic devices such as smartphones and iPads ‘gate-to-gate’. Both airlines announced on Monday evening that they had received the necessary CASA approvals to allow passengers to use personal hand-held electronic devices weighing less than 1kg during all phases of their flight,

Regional carrier Jetgo’s first Embraer ERJ-140 has emerged from the paintshop sporting the airline’s colours and is undergoing final checks and awaiting the installation of some avionics upgrades before making its way to Australia. The Embraer ERJ-140LR, registration VH-ZJG, is at Republic Airlines’ facility in the US state of Kentucky having completed its paint job and

CAE has demonstrated its ability to network RAAF C-130J Hercules training systems by linking the C-130J full-flight and mission simulator with a C-130J tactical airlift crew trainer. “The networked training devices demonstrated how the entire mission crew, including C-130J pilots and loadmasters, could train together in an integrated virtual environment,” the company said. This content is

Outgoing director of aviation safety John McCormick says the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has the respect of its global counterparts and is in better shape now than when he took up the post a little over five years ago. McCormick is in his last week in the job after announcing in February he would

  When Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce steps to the podium to deliver what many tip to be a huge full year loss, the focus won’t be so much on the the number itself. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,