Singapore Airlines and Airbus have signed an MoU at the Singapore Airshow to establish a flight training joint venture in Singapore. The facility, to be called Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), will initially operate from the SIA Training Centre near Changi Airport before moving to a new dedicated facility at Seletar Aerospace Park, and will
The Virgin Independent Pilots Association (VIPA) has submitted a list of key recommendations to the federal government’s review of Australian air safety, including the fast-tracking of a second airport for the Sydney basin. Representatives from VIPA met with members of the Aviation Safety Regulation Review (ASRR) in Brisbane on February 12 to present their submission
Brisbane Airport has commenced a $45 million redevelopment of its international terminal. The work will comprise a Stage 1 initial preparation phase and a Stage 2 redesign of Levels 2 and 3 which will provide additional seating, speciality retail and a new duty free walk-through shop. The work is scheduled to be completed by July
A new Thales LORADS III air traffic management system has been activated in Singapore following a successful deployment and trial program. The system was inaugurated on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow by that country’s Minister for Transport, Lui Tuck Yew and the Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Yap Ong Heng. The
Qantas announced on February 7 that it has applied to operate services between Moree and Sydney under the NSW Government’s five-year regulated route licensing agreement. The route lost its RPT services with the collapse of Brindabella Airlines in December, and has been subject to a new tender. “I’m delighted to announce that we have submitted
The Victorian state government has announced it will invest $180,000 in an upgrade of Kyneton airfield between Ballarat and Bendigo. The Minister responsible for the Aviation Industry Gordon Rich-Phillips announced on February 7 that funding will come from Victorian government’s $20 million Regional Aviation Fund (RAF), and that the upgrade will include a 24-hour self-service
