Heat Treatment Australia has been named Commercial Heat Treater of the Year in recognition of its contribution to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. “Heat Treatment Australia has recently qualified to provide a vacuum brazing process for the Joint Strike Fighter,” Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Mal Brough said in a statement. “This highly
Alliance Airlines is to acquire the entire Austrian Airlines fleet of 21 Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 aircraft under a deal that will see Alliance diversify its operations into Europe, and the Lufthansa-owned Austrian become a shareholder in Alliance. The US$15 million deal, announced on Wednesday, will see Alliance acquire Austrian’s 15 Fokker 100s and
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is launching an online survey to gauge community views about its work. The survey will open on November 23 and run until mid-December, focusing on CASA’s performance on specific areas such as efficiency, responsiveness, accountability and timeliness. CASA said in a statement the survey would take about 15 minute
Adelaide-based Central Operations of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has taken delivery of the first of five new Pilatus PC-12 aeromedical aircraft. The $7 million aircraft has been described as a “flying intensive care unit” with its new-technology emergency medical equipment. Central Operations has begun the replacement of five ageing PC-12s, with the first
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Tigerair Australia has credited BAE Systems Australia for helping the low-cost carrier improve on-time performance and reduce cancellations over the past two years. In October 2013, BAE Systems signed its first non-military engineering support contract in Australia to provide base maintenance services for Tigerair’s fleet of Airbus A320s. To support the Tigerair business, BAE Systems
