The World of Aviation

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia will acquire two additional Boeing C-17 airlifters. The Royal Australian Air Force’s 36 Squadron already operates a fleet of six C-17 Globemasters from its Amberley base, with the seventh to be delivered in July/August and the eighth aircraft to be delivered by the end of this year, the Prime

Air New Zealand will fly three times a week between Auckland and Queensland’s Sunshine Coast during the summer holidays in an expanded seasonal schedule. The airline currently operates a winter seasonal service on the route between June and October, and is adding a summer season with flights starting on December 13 and running until the

Qantas is celebrating a half century of jet flights to New Zealand, which started on April 10 1965 when a Boeing 707 touched down at Christchurch Airport in front of about 10,000 onlookers. The Boeing 707, which had 20 first and 84 economy class seats, replaced the turboprop Lockheed Electra aircraft on the route. Qantas’s initial twice

Airservices has received a Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) award for its approach to recruiting and training air traffic controllers. Australia’s air traffic manager took out the Innovation and Excellence in Workforce Development Award at the TLISC Awards held in Melbourne on Thursday for its unique curriculum, world-class facilities and expert training. “Airservices

Travellers at the nation’s four largest airports have experienced little to no improvement in the passenger experience despite ever increasing profits, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says. The competition regulator’s Airport Monitoring Report for 2013/14 says Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney airports achieved increases in aeronautical revenues in real terms, both in total

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it is committed to reducing costs and stresses no existing fees will be increased under proposed changes to the way it charges for licensing and other regulatory services. CASA issued a statement on Thursday responding to industry criticism published before Easter regarding its draft Cost Recovery Implementation Strategy