Shell Aviation has become a founding partner of the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame, and will be the naming sponsor for the inaugural induction in September. “Shell Aviation’s commitment to the Aviation Hall of Fame reflects its commitment to the industry and its heritage and we are delighted to have them come on board as
Bombardier Aerospace has lowered its forecast for the commercial aircraft market, but is expecting that the business aircraft market will return to growth from 2013. The Canadian airframer said in releasing its latest 20 year market forecast that in both the business and commercial (20-140 seat airliners) segments that while there were mixed indicators, trends
Latrobe Regional Airport in Victoria will commence redevelopment works after receiving a federal grant, but the Victorian government is unhappy that another project at Warrnambool Regional Airport has missed out federal money. The federal government will put $3 million towards infrastructure works at Latrobe Regional Airport in Morwell from its Regional Development Australia Fund, with
CASA is introducing a more simplified drug and alcohol management processes for smaller aviation organisations not engaged in RPT operations. Organisations with seven employees or less who are engaged in safety sensitive activities will be able to use a standardised DAMP plan provided by CASA, and will also be able to use an e-learning package
Fractional business jet operator NetJets has placed orders for up to 425 new aircraft from Bombardier and Cessna. Bombardier has announced that NetJets has placed a firm order for 75 Challenger 300s which will be delivered from 2014, and 25 Challenger 605s which will be delivered from 2015. NetJets has also taken options on a
Major maintenance and an increasing demand for its EMS and SAR services has left Sunshine Coast based AGL Action Rescue seeking help to cover a $200,000 hole in its coffers. A major contributor to the shortfall was unexpected maintenance on its Bundaberg-based BK117, which required three rotor blades to be replaced at a cost of