Australian Aviation

Airservices Australia has announced that it will upgrade the instrument landing system (ILS) at Cairns Airport to increase its reliability. The upgrade will cost $3 million and will be undertaken before the onset of the wet season. The works are expected to be done in such a way that disruption to air traffic at the

Garuda Indonesia used the launch of its new Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam services on June 1 to confirm it remains on track to raise US$300m (A$360m) in an initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the year to support its growth plans. The new daily service to Amsterdam started on June 1, and is operated by the

Luxembourg based Luxair has ordered an additional Boeing 737-800, Boeing announced on June 2. The new aircraft will join Luxair’s existing fleet of two 737-700s and one 737-800.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is undertaking a $2 million upgrade of its Alice Springs aeromedical base in the Northern Territory, reports Chris Milne. The work includes redevelopment of a recently acquired fourth hangar at the town’s airport, which will be used as a new maintenance facility. The other three hangars are being upgraded to

The first two RAAF C-17 pilots to be converted to the aircraft in Australia have successfully completed their Pilot Initial Qualification (PIQ) conversion course at RAAF Amberley. The 36SQN pilots, FLTLT David Whyte and PLTOFF Stephen Maunder, completed their course in early May which included time in the RAAF’s new full flight simulator which was

Commercial  Brisbane Company to Build 747 Parts Brisbane Based Company Ferra Engineering Has Been Awarded a Five Year Build-to-order Contract From Boeing to Build 50 Machined Components for 747-400s. Ferra Was Identified Through Boeing’s Office of Australian Industry Capability (Oaic), Which Was Established in 2008 in Conjunction With the Defence Materiel Organisation to Assist Australian