The World of Aviation

Airbus has announced that Chinese firms China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) and ICBC Financial Leasing Co havesigned agreements for a total of 88 A320 variants. CAS signed an overall General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Airbus for all 88 A320s, which will see ICBC take 42 of those aircraft under a purchase agreement which has

Eleven RAAF veterans have been awarded the United States Air Medal in recognition of their efforts in supporting the US Fifth Air Force during the Korean War. The veterans, all former pilots with 77SQN, were presented the medals by United States Ambassador, Jeffrey Bleich, during a ceremony in Canberra yesterday. Authorised by President Roosevelt in

Boeing has begun function and reliability (F&R) testing and extended operations (ETOPS) demonstrations with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered 787 test fleet,  the final phase of flight testing before FAA certification later this year. F&R testing aims to simulate various “normal and non-normal” operations in a realistic environment, while ETOPS will evaluate the aircraft’s ability

Qantas has seemingly rejected an offer from the ALAEA to provide strike breakers for its own industrial action, after the union representing Qantas maintenance workers announced a series of rolling two hour work stoppages beginning in Melbourne on July 4, and a ban on overtime, but at the same time said its members who were

Air New Zealand is set to give 10 promising high school students a taste of corporate life with its annual ‘CEO for the Day’ program. First run in 2010, ‘CEO for the Day’ allows 10 students the chance to participate in a range of activities for one day alongside CEO Rob Fyfe, including a tour

CASA’s new suite of maintenance regulations for regular public transport (RPT) operations – covering continuing airworthiness requirements (Part 42), approved maintenance organisations (Part 145), maintenance personnel licensing (Part 66), and maintenance training organisations (Part 147) – came into effect on June 27. The rules, which are being phased in over a two year period, are