Brisbane Airport becomes a suburb
The Brisbane suburb of Eagle Farm has been renamed ‘Brisbane Airport’, in a bid to provide better recognition and consistency for the airport precinct. The 2700 hectare airport precinct is home to over 360 businesses supported by over 17,000 staff, making the case for better brand alignment, according to Brisbane Airport CEO and managing director,
Boeing to provide simulator-based training for Kiowa pilots
Boeing has announced that it will now provide simulator-based training for Australian Army Bell 206B-1 Kiowa pilots, further extending its support offered under the current Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) contract. Boeing will use a Helimod helicopter simulator leased from Ryan Aerospace, with delivery expected by year’s end. “Under our Army Aviation Training
787 completes type certification flight test
Boeing completion all flight testing required for type certification of the Rolls Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner on the weekend of August 13-14, ahead of planned service entry with ANA in September. 787 ZA102 participated in the final 90 minute type certification flight from Billings, Montana on August 13, with a 14 person crew completing simulations of
Constant Vigilance – Safeskies 2011 conference
October’s Safeskies 2011 conference is expected to canvass a number of aviation-related safety issues, aimed at keeping industry representatives informed and up date on both present and future challenges for aviation in Australia. This year’s biennial event, which features a number of prominent military and civilian leaders, will be headlined by Federal Aviation Administration chief
Joyce hits back at union claims over Qantas restructure
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has responded to union claims concerning job security in light of yesterday’s announcement of 1000 job losses as part of the extensive restructure of the airline’s international operations. Qantas will offer voluntary redundancies to 1000 staff, which reportedly includes approximately 500 cabin crew, 200 engineers and 180 pilots, as well as
PT Sky orders 12 Superjets
Indonesian regional carrier PT Sky Aviation has ordered 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100/95Bs, in a deal worth US$379.2 million at list prices. The announcement follows an earlier Heads of Agreement signed between PT Sky and Sukhoi at this year’s Paris Airshow. Deliveries of the first Superjets are expected to begin in 2012.
