The World of Aviation

The ALAEA has cancelled planned Qantas industrial action this week and lifted its overtime ban following CASA’s grounding of Tiger Airways late on Friday evening. “We fully intended to kick that campaign off on Monday in earnest but the Tiger woes have thrown a spanner into our works,” federal secretary Steve Purvinas wrote on the

CASA has grounded Tiger Airways Australia, saying allowing the airline to continue flying would pose “a serious and imminent risk to air safety”. The grounding, the first time the aviation safety regulator has grounded a major airline, was issued late on Friday evening and took effect from Saturday morning, grounding the airline’s 10 strong Airbus

The RAAF has a new Chief of Air Force (CAF) after Air Marshal Mark Binskin formally handed over command to newly promoted Air Marshal Geoff Brown today. Brown was announced as the incoming CAF by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Defence Minister Stephen Smith on June 1 as part of the changeover of defence senior

Qantas has announced adjustments to its flying schedule and staff numbers in preparation for expected strike action by the ALAEA next week, as both parties struggle to reach an agreement over pay and working conditions. The airline will consolidate its flying schedule and put widebody 767s on more routes out of Melbourne on Monday for

Auckland Airport has confirmed the appointment of Judy Nicholl to general manager aeronautical operations, a position she has been acting in since April. Nicholl, a former general manager in Auckland Airport’s human resources department, reports directly to chief executive Simon Moutter in her new role.

Airbus will aim to have half of all A320 rudder production take place in China by 2014, after signing an agreement with joint venture partner AVIC HAFEI in Berlin yesterday. Under the agreement, Hafei’s Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC) will increase its production of A320 rudders progressively from its current rate of three shipsets per