The World of Aviation

Latrobe Regional Airport in Victoria will commence redevelopment works after receiving a federal grant, but the Victorian government is unhappy that another project at Warrnambool Regional Airport has missed out federal money. The federal government will put $3 million towards infrastructure works at Latrobe Regional Airport in Morwell from its Regional Development Australia Fund, with

  Fair Work Australia has upheld a Qantas application against the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) after the union instructed its members to continue with transit checks on some Qantas domestic aircraft. Qantas says that CASA has approved the new ‘maintenance on demand’ regime for domestically operated Boeing 737-800s and Airbus A330s to start

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has been the latest airline to be fined for price fixing on certain air freight surcharges after it reached a settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in the Federal Court. The ACCC instigated proceedings against MAS in 2010 alleging that it conspired with other international airlines to set air freight

CASA is introducing a more simplified drug and alcohol management processes for smaller aviation organisations not engaged in RPT operations. Organisations with seven employees or less who are engaged in safety sensitive activities will be able to use a standardised DAMP plan provided by CASA, and will also be able to use an e-learning package

Fractional business jet operator NetJets has placed orders for up to 425 new aircraft from Bombardier and Cessna. Bombardier has announced that NetJets has placed a firm order for 75 Challenger 300s which will be delivered from 2014, and 25 Challenger 605s which will be delivered from 2015. NetJets has also taken options on a

Aircraft mechanical engineering students studying at Aviation Australia will get the opportunity to gain advanced hands-on experience at Hawker Pacific’s Cairns facility after the two organisations signed a new agreement on June 12. Under the new arrangements, students undertaking Aviation Australia’s two year International Training Diploma program at its Brisbane campus will relocate to Cairns