Australian Aviation

CTC Aviation Group and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology have signed an agreement which will see the two New Zealand based companies train pilots from Japan’s JF Oberlin University. The agreement will see 17 pilots trained each year at CTC’s crew training centre in Hamilton from September this year, with 30 pilots to be trained

Qantas will add another six weekly services between Sydney and Perth from July this year, taking its total frequency on the route to 54 return flights per week. The new services will depart from Sydney daily between Sunday and Friday at 3:10pm, while the services from Perth depart at 7:05am and operate daily between Monday

Tiger Airways Australia has announced another set of routes it will operate from its Avalon base, with Sydney, Rockhampton, Mackay and Alice Springs to be linked to the airport near Geelong. According to Tiger’s online schedules, the airline will operate twice daily to Sydney, three times a week to Alice Springs and Rockhampton and four

The ATSB is commencing an investigation into the crash of a Piper Mojave at Canley Heights in Sydney’s south-west on the morning of June 15. The aircraft, VH-PGW,  took off from Bankstown Airport with a male pilot and a female nurse on board. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot notified air traffic control that the aircraft

EADS displayed a Diamond DA42 which has become the first aircraft powered solely by algae derived biofuels at the ILA Berlin Air Show last week. Tests on the aircraft, which is powered by Austro Engine AE300 engines, showed that the aircraft consumed 1.5 litres per hour less than when powered by Jet-A1 fuel while maintaining

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