The World of Aviation

A Qantas 737-800 is wearing a moustache this month to help raise awareness of prostate cancer. The Mo – and another one painted on Qantas Terminal 3 in Sydney – are part of “Movember”, an annual event launched in Australia in 2003 that encourages men to grow moustaches and raise money for prostate cancer research.

Embraer has announced a deal to sell up to 30 of its Embraer E-190 and E-195 jets to CIT Aerospace, a US-based leasing company. The deal includes 10 firm orders, with deliveries scheduled through 2015. CIT owns or finances a fleet of 300 commercial aircraft.

Regional Express has become the first carrier approved under revamped aviation safety regulations. The new Part 42 regulations separate the responsibility for managing continuing airworthiness from the actual conduct of maintenance and require RPT operators to establish a continuing airworthiness management organisation, according to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). In a statement, Regional Express

Qantas’s domestic services saw a drop in passengers in September even as its Jetstar and QantasLink brands showed strong growth. The 3.5 per cent decline compared to September 2010 was attributed in part to the start of rolling industrial action by Qantas labour unions. But the numbers also reflect the growth of budget brands including

Latrobe Valley based GippsAero has announced a deal to market its GA8 Airvan in China. The agreement with Jinggong Aviation will see the establishment of a new dealership in Xi’an, China and will help GippsAero appeal to China’s growing general aviation market, the company said. The single-engine utility GA8 is suited for the Chinese market

The Brisbane Airport Corporation has reported steady growth for the 2010-11 financial year even as flooding and the high Australian dollar hurt the travel industry. Domestic passengers increased by six per cent to 15.8 million while international passengers rose by 3.6 per cent to 4.2 million. The company said the passenger numbers were a record