The World of Aviation

The ADF’s most senior female officer has been appointed to head Airservices Australia as the air traffic control provider rolls out a five-year, $1 billion spending program. Air Vice-Marshal Margaret Staib will take over as Airservices CEO on October 15, replacing acting chief Andrew Clark. Former Airservices CEO Greg Russell abruptly resigned in May amid

Qantas has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that its proposed ten-year alliance with Emirates is a strategic imperative if it is to reverse the “terminal decline” of its international operations. Painting a dire picture of the state of its international business as it seeks approval for the tie-up, Qantas said it would

Air India has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner more than four years late. The aircraft arrived in Delhi on Saturday, the first of three 787s Air India hopes to take this year. The carrier has 27 of the carbon composite planes on order. Air India becomes the fifth 787 operator, with LAN

Qantas’ sweeping alliance with Emirates will help return the Flying Kangaroo’s international operations to profit by 2015, CEO Alan Joyce has predicted. “This is a big step in the right direction for Qantas International,” Mr Joyce told the ABC’s Inside Business this weekend. “We see a path through to this business breaking even by financial

The CH-47D Chinook helicopter crash that killed Army LT Marcus Case resulted from a mechanical glitch that has nearly caused three other crashes, an inquiry into the incident has been told. A aeronautical engineer from the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) told the inquiry that the D-model Chinook’s analogue Advanced Flight Control System (ACFS)

Gulfstream’s ultra-long range G650 business jet has received type certification from the FAA. Advertised as the world’s fastest non-military jet, the G650 is expected to begin deliveries by the end of the year. Gulfstream has received more than 200 orders for the aircraft. The G650 received provisional type certification in November. It set a number