The World of Aviation

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) will have to pay Qantas $707,000 in compensation for snap strikes by baggage handlers at four airports in 2009. The federal court on July 22 ruled that the TWU pay Qantas the compensation, plus a $20,000 fine, with union officials fined a further $18,000, for the strike action, which it

Tiger Airways Australia will remain grounded until at least Thursday July 28 after it sought to have a Federal Court directions hearing of CASA’s application to continue its grounding of the airline scheduled for July 22 adjourned. “Tiger Airways Australia and CASA are currently in ongoing discussions regarding the suspension, and see no utility in

CASA has established a task force to review safety regulation of general aviation, including pilot licencing, AOCs and other safety requirements. The aviation regulator expects the task force, which will begin work in mid April and be headed by Peter John, CASA’s Eastern Region operations manager, will run for more than two years “It is

Boeing has delivered the first 737 fitted with the new standard CFM56-7BE engines with the handover of a 737-800 to China Southern Airlines last week. The CFM56-7BE engine configuration features modified high and low pressure turbines to improve fuel consumption and reduce maintenance costs, and is a key element of Boeing’s 737 performance improvement package,

Leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has taken delivery of its 400th Boeing aircraft, a 737-800 which will be operated by China’s Xiamen Airlines. GECAS has ordered a total of 485 Boeing airliners to date, placing its first order with the US manufacturer, for two 767-300ERs, in August 1995.

The USAF has confirmed Nellis AFB in Las Vegas will be the home of its F-35 operational test and evaluation (OT) unit and will also receive a number of F-35As for the weapons school (WA) there. Following the May release of an environmental impact statement (EIS) into basing the new jets at Nellis, the USAF’s