The World of Aviation

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has found Boeing received billions of dollars worth of illegal government subsidies to fund its commercial aircraft line, according to a report published on March 31. The WTO has found that Boeing received US$5.3 billion in illegal government subsidies to develop and build new aircraft, the most prominent of which

Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan has denied claims of a toxic culture within Jetstar, amid allegations aired that the airline has a poor fatigue management system during the ongoing Senate inquiry into pilot training standards. While admitting that there may be isolated incidents of employee disgruntlement, Buchannan largely denied claims of a toxic workplace culture, despite

Auckland Airport has won top honours at the 2011 Skytrax World Airport awards, after being named as best airport in the Australia Pacific region for a third year in a row. The New Zealand gateway was also the only airport from Australasia to make Skytrax’s top 10 list of global airports, coming in at eighth.

SuperJet International has announced the completion of the first flightcrew training course for six pilots from Russia’s Aeroflot, who will be the first to fly the SuperJet 100 in service. The 24 day type rating course saw Aeroflot crews complete classroom computer based training tutorials and instruction on a flight training device, before transitioning onto a

Avalon Airport has announced a significant reduction to its ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach fees. Providing the aircraft does not land, Avalon has reduced its minimum instrument practice approach fees from $100 (plus GST) to $40 (plus GST) from April 1. Avalon Airport CEO Justin Giddings said the fee reduction would apply to aircraft under

The independent Australian airpower thinktank the Williams Foundation has called for Australia’s acquisition of the F-35 JSF to be delayed to allow the aircraft to mature, in light of recent news that IOC (initial operating capability) for the US Air Force may now be as late as 2018. “In the Williams Foundation’s judgment, it would