The World of Aviation

Gold Coast Airport has won two prestigious industry titles, after being named Best Regional Airport Australia/Pacific and taking out the Staff Service Excellence Australia/Pacific award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark. Based on 11.38 million survey questionnaires completed by over 100 different nationalities of airline passengers in 2010/2011, The World Airport Awards

The RAAF has marked its 90th birthday on March 31 with a commemorative service in Canberra which saw the addition of Battle Honours to the RAAF Memorial. Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin said it was important to remember those who had given their lives in RAAF service and recognise their achievements. “Air

Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown has announced that it has gained approval from Federal Minister for Transport Anthony Albanese to lodge a new revised draft masterplan by February 15 2013, as the airport looks to assess the impact of future developments in the Sydney Basin. The announcement follows on from Albanese’s initial rejection of Bankstown Airport’s

Skywest Airlines and Discover West Holidays have entered into a new tourism partnership, with the announcement of the rebadged Skywest Holidays. The partnership aims to boost tourism to destinations across the Skywest’s growing WA network through Discover West’s marketing resources and expertise. Skywest Holidays will market itself as a short-break/holiday provider, with both Skywest and

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has finalised an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, in a deal worth approximately US$2.8 billion at list prices. Citing a need to meet growing airline demand for long haul passenger aircraft, the recent announcement now brings GECAS’s order to a total of 53 777s, with 41 of those being

Australian Army Chinooks have returned to Afghanistan, with the deployment of two of the heavylift helicopters to Kandahar Air Base. Supporting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, the CH-47Ds from Townsville’s 5th Aviation Regiment, which form the Rotary Wing Group (RWG) will be embedded with the US Army’s 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, and have already