Marand wins new F-35 contract
Melbourne-based Marand has won a contract from Lockheed Martin for the detailed design and manufacture of training technology for the F-35 Lightning II, following on from the company’s work manufacturing vertical tails, aerostructures tooling and the engine installation and removal trailer. The privately-owned Australian company stated that it will be designing the fuselage assembly for
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is seeking approval to have a group of Australian business representatives depart for China in October. The delegation, which is being organised by the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE), would be the first international passenger flight to depart from Australia’s newest airport. “Regulatory approval will be sought from both the
CASA finalises organisational overhaul
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) chief executive Mark Skidmore has said his organisation’s new corporate structure is almost complete. The overhaul of CASA’s organisational structure, which was first announced in November 2015, has resulted in three main groups. In his monthly CASA Briefing column for May, Skidmore named the men and women to lead the revamped
Cathay Pacific has boosted the strength of its Hong Kong hub with the reopening of business class lounge “The Pier” as it takes the fight up to its rivals for premium passengers amid sluggish market conditions. Following the upgrade, The Pier business class lounge has been expanded by 1,000 square metres (to 3,306 square metres)
Airservices is reminding pilots 179 ground-based navigation aids will be progressively switched off from 0400 Thursday. The decommissioning, which also affects associated non-precision approach procedures, is prescribed in Civil Aviation Order 20.18 and comes after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) mandated the use of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) as the primary needs of navigation
Virgin Australia’s ATR 72-500/600 turboprop fleet of 14 aircraft will carry a protective exterior coating from Permagard Australia. The work to clean, prepare and apply the clear polymer seal to the aircraft exterior takes two days per frame and is being conducted at Virgin’s Brisbane engineering facility, Permagard said in a statement. The contract to work
