John Holland Aviation Services announced on November 4 that it will launch a new aircraft painting service at its Melbourne Tullamarine hangars from early 2010. “With an ongoing reduction in internal aviation maintenance capabilities, the commercial and defence aviation sectors continue to seek services that promote efficiency in both cost and service disruption,” said Andrew
Melbourne based consultancy Airbiz Aviation Strategies has been awarded the 2009 Small to Medium Services Award at the Governor of Victoria Export Award ceremony at Government House in Melbourne. “We operate in a very dynamic sector, with aviation and airport businesses constantly demanding change and addressing new challenges,” said Airbiz CEO Greg Fordham. “To stay
CASA CEO John McCormick has called for an end to “mean-spirited, self-serving and frequently false accusations” against staff at the Authority, but has called on the industry to be more constructive with its criticism and feedback on the organisation. McCormick made the calls in the latest issue of CASA’s Briefing newsletter. Quoting his testimony at
Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service officers at Broome, Rockhampton and Mackay have recently been involved in assisting local brigades with fires in their respective regions. Airservices Australia says that at Rockhampton, ARFF crews were involved in fire containment and property protection measures around the Lakes Creek area, while they also assisted in filling
Garuda Indonesia has extended its component services contract covering its A330 fleet with SR Technics until 2014. The contract will see SR Technics exchange, maintain, repair, and provide logistics and management for over 700 components for Garuda. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google.
Boeing, Shanghai Airlines and Shanghai Airport Authority celebrated the opening of a new two bay hangar at their Pudong based maintenance, repair and overhaul joint venture, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co, on October 15. Boeing Shanghai was established in June 2006, and focuses on MRO for 737NGs for a variety of airline customers in China