Pilot training and education company Airways Aviation has partnered with Southern Cross University to launch a Bachelor of Business (Aviation Management) and commercial pilot licence program. The partnership was launched at Airways Aviation’s Gold Coast facility on April 7. The three-year Bachelor degree includes two years of study at Southern Cross University’s Gold Coast campus,
Fares for the cheapest domestic tickets have risen slightly in April from where they were a year ago, new figures show. Business class and more flexible economy air fares have also risen, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report on domestic ticket prices showed. In the report, the index measuring the
Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather was named as the 2016 recipient of the Aviation/Aerospace Australia chairman’s award at the industry body’s national awards night on Thursday. The awards, handed out at a dinner in Melbourne, also recognised Jetstar for its diversity program, Moorabbin Flying Services for its leadership in training and representatives of Boeing
If you think of an airship, most people will get an image of the giant rigid airships of the 1920s. Huge, lighter than air behemoths, the size of ocean liners, the airships were a glamorous and unique way for passengers to travel, with the North Atlantic Ocean being their primary domain. Long since abandoned as
Airbus’s A380 program has received a boost with its largest customer Emirates adding an extra two aircraft to its already hefty order book, while Boeing has also confirmed a fresh order for four 747-8s. The Dubai-based carrier says the extra two A380s, which will be configured in a two-class format featuring business and economy and
Air New Zealand has appointed an experienced sporting administrator and qualified accountant to the board. The airline said on Thursday Dame Therese Walsh would take her seat at the board table on May 1, bringing to seven the number of directors on the board. Currently, Walsh is on the board of the New Zealand stock exchange,
