Australian Aviation

American Airlines (AA) has signed an agreement to interline passengers on Jetstar’s domestic New Zealand services ahead of a likely codeshare agreement between the two airlines. The agreement was announced at a joint ceremony in Auckland, and will initially allow American passengers to be booked on Jetstar services with their American tickets. Subject to regulatory

A major upgrade of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Cairns Airport to improve its reliability and extend its useful life has now been completed by Airservices Australia. “The old ILS equipment was one of the least reliable in the country and outages during the last wet season made it a priority for replacement. The

Boeing and the Defence Materiel Organisation have agreed to extend the Office of Australian Industry Capability (OAIC) for a further two years. The OAIC has been active in identifying capability within Australian small and medium enterprises which may be utilised by Boeing’s global supply chain. Boeing says that to date the OAIC has helped to

Air Lease Corporation has confirmed its order for 15 Embraer E-190s and five options announced at the Farnborough Airshow in July. First delivery will take place in June 2011.

Understanding OVERLOCR In aviation, situational awareness – SA – is one of those ‘motherhood’ constructs that everyone talks about but few can in fact define. While researchers use many definitions of the term, the three level model developed by Dr Mica Endsley is the best known – SA is “the perception of the elements in

Airbus has opened the A350XWB landing gear test facility at Filton in the UK, marking another step along the way towards production of the A350. The new €39m (A$55m) facility has been named after Sir George White, in honour of the founder of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and will demonstrate the maturity of the landing