Australian Aviation

Libyan African Aviation Holding Company has ordered three Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft and placed options on a further three. The aircraft will be operated by Libyan Airlines, which currently operates five CRJ900s.

The US Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by US Aerospace after the USAF refused to accept the company’s bid for the KC-X program because it was delivered to program officials five minutes late. The company’s bid, based on a modified Antonov An-70 airframe with twin turbofan engines and renamed An-112KC, was revealed just

Singapore Airlines has announced a number of changes to its local management team, effective from November. The changes will see Matthew Raos move to the role of manager New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory from November 29, succeeding Craig Astridge who will leave the company on November 26. That will result in James Dunne taking up

USAF wing prepares for ‘integrated’ JSF training The RAAF’s first cadre of F-35A pilots and maintainers are scheduled to be trained at one of two Integrated Training Centres (ITCs) currently being established in the US. The first of these, at Eglin AFB in Florida, is in the process of populating its training ranks in preparation

Qantas and Virgin Blue profits point to clear air ahead? The profit reporting season has underlined how resilient the Australian domestic market has been in light of continued tough trading conditions for the world’s airlines. The headline underlying net profit figure for Qantas came in at the higher end of its guidance at $377 million

Canberra Airport has made a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) calling for it to reconsider its draft ruling which would block the proposed trans-Tasman alliance between Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand. In a letter dated September 24 the airport’s managing director Stephen Byron argues that the proposed alliance would not