The World of Aviation

Airservices Australia has received top honours at this year’s Queensland Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) awards, after completing a major project to enhance communications between aircraft and air traffic controllers. The project, which was announced the winner in AIPM’s Telecommunications Technology category, saw Airservices undertake a major upgrade of the Very High Frequency (VHF)

Former chief operating officer of Virgin Blue, Andrew David, has been appointed chief executive officer of Tiger Airways Australia, with effect from October 17. David was COO at Virgin Blue between February 2005 and November 2010, and was at one point considered a contender to be appointed CEO of the airline following Brett Godfrey’s retirement,

Qantas has announced its eighth year of operating Boeing 737-800 RNP (Required Navigation Performance) flights into New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport, with over 25 million passengers transported since the airline’s introduction of the GPS based precision approach technology in 2004. “RNP is a win-win for airlines looking to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, passengers who might

The third S-76D prototype “recently” made its first flight, Sikorsky has announced, with the helicopter to serve as the primary vehicle for avionics and electrical system certification for the S-76D program. Dubbed ‘D3’, the third Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S powered S-76D prototype will begin certification testing during the fourth quarter of this year, alongside

Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has announced the appointment of Rachel Crowley to head of Corporate Relations, following the departure of former incumbent Jim Carden in July.

Virgin Australia has launched sales of its new business class product on its narrowbody 737 fleet, with business class to be available on all flights from  Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Perth from September 28. The airline already offers business class seating on its two Airbus A330-200s, which operate between Sydney and Perth, and has