The World of Aviation

Airbus Group Australia Pacific managing director Jens Goennemann has confirmed he is leaving the company at the end of June. Dr Goennemann, who has led Airbus Group Australia Pacific and before that Australian Aerospace since January 2008, will be replaced by Major General Tony Fraser (ret’d), a company spokesperson has confirmed. Airbus Group Australia Pacific, which

Tourism Australia has inked fresh marketing partnerships with Virgin Australia and Etihad Airways worth a combined $80 million over the next five years. Virgin will contribute $25 million towards promoting Australia in key overseas markets such as the United States, with the peak tourism body tipping in a further $25 million. The deal with Virgin, which

Current Air Mauritius chief executive Andre Viljoen has been appointed as the new boss of Fiji Airways. Viljoen, who has been in charge at Air Mauritius since 2010 and has three decades’ experience in the airline and tourism industries, will commence in his new role by October 2015, Fiji Airways said in a statement on Tuesday.

Virgin Australia will manage the cargo space in its fleet of regional, domestic and short-haul international aircraft from July 1 as it seeks to improve the performance of its freight unit. The move to bring cargo back in-house comes as Virgin’s contact with Toll for the belly space of its passenger fleet is due to

Air New Zealand has announced that it has signed a conditional agreement for the sale of its aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), design and manufacturing subsidiary Safe Air to Airbus Group Australia Pacific. Air New Zealand chief operations officer Bruce Parton stated that the airline had been exploring opportunities to secure a solid future for

Airservices says it is now able to track all aircraft flying in Australian oceanic airspace every 14 minutes using Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Contract (ADS-C) technology, following a successful trial. The monitoring of aircraft emerged as a huge international aviation issue following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March 2014. The Boeing 777-200ER was