The World of Aviation

A codesharing agreement between Qantas and Emirates could be finalised within six months but will not include any deal to share revenues, the chairman of Dubai-based Emirates has said. “We’ve been engaging with them for some time,” Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum told reporters in Dubai yesterday, according to Reuters. “The objective is

CAE has inaugurated its Melbourne based pilot and maintenance training programs for the Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 with ProLine avionics. Central to the training programs is a CAE 5000 full-flight simulator qualified to meet Level D standards by CASA. The simulator will be used to train business aircraft operators and military pilots, CAE says.

Embraer has announced an agreement with Venezuala’s Conviasa Airlines for the sale of six E-190 jetliners with an additional 14 purchase options. The deal was valued at US$271 million at list prices, not including the options. Conviasa said the aircraft would be configured in a 104-seat single-class layout and would be used across its network

Tiger Airways has announced plans to hire 100 new staff as it ramps up flights to pre-grounding levels. The budget carrier is due to launch service on its Sydney-Brisbane route from August 1 and will increase daily flights across its network from 44 to 64 by October. That comes after the carrier last month opened

Virgin Australia and Skywest Airlines have named Flight Training Adelaide as the preferred training provider for their new cadet pilot program. The first 56-week training course is scheduled to begin in December. Following graduation, cadets will work as first officers on Virgin’s Skywest-operated ATR turboprop fleet for three years or 1,500 hours before transitioning to

Air New Zealand will design and operate a new Star Alliance ‘super-lounge’ at Los Angeles International Airport as it prepares to move into the airport’s upgraded international terminal. The new lounge, which will be used by eight Star Alliance partners including Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Swiss Air, will be three times the size of Air