The World of Aviation

Tiger Airways Australia has commenced an “extensive series of meetings” between its management team, lead by Tiger Airways Holdings CEO Tony Davis, and CASA, as it works to resolve the serious safety concerns which led to CASA grounding the airline on July 1. “Our goal is to resume our services as quickly as possible whilst

Current Air Attache to Washington AIRCDRE Leo Davies has been appointed as the next Deputy Chief of Air Force, replacing now AIRMSHL Geoff Brown, who has been promoted to become Chief of Air Force. AIRCDRE Davies won’t take up the position, which will see him promoted to Air Vice-Marshal, until the end of the year.

Lockheed Martin has announced plans to cut 1500 job across its Aeronautics division, citing a need to increase product “affordability” and “operational efficiency” ahead of spending cutbacks by the Pentagon. The company employs approximately 28,000 people in its Aeronautics business across the United States, with the bulk of reductions expected to come from its principal

EADS subsidiary Eurocopter Holding has announced the acquisition of 98.32 per cent of Candian firm Vector Aerospace Corporation, following a C$625 million takeover bid launched in March this year. Eurocopter, which had planned to obtain 100 per cent of Vector under a compulsory acquisition, bought a total of 77, 627, 98 common shares at an

Garuda Indonesia has signed a firm order for four Airbus A330-300s, while it has converted three previously placed A330-200 orders into -300 versions. Garuda currently operates a leased fleet of seven A330-200s and six A330-300s.

Tiger Airways’s grounding in Australia will cost around A$1.5 million a week, parent Tiger Airways Holdings notified the Singaporean stock exchange on Sunday. The grounding is currently in effect through until Saturday July 9, stranding about 35,000 passenger booked to fly on Tiger during that time. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) may apply to