The World of Aviation

South American carrier Pluna Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas  has signed a follow-on order for three Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets. The order, announced on April 25, increases firm orders for CRJ900 and CRJ900 NextGen series aircraft to 265, with 244 of those delivered as of January 31 this year.

The US Navy and Boeing celebrated the delivery of 500 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to the US Navy in a ceremony at the company’s St Louis factory on April 20.   “Today is another significant milestone for a program that has by any measure exceeded expectations for cost, schedule and performance,” US

Reports emerged last week that CASA issued low cost carrier Tiger Airways a ‘show cause’ notice on March 23. Neither CASA nor Tiger have detailed publicly the contents of the show cause notice – which, if not satisfactorily responded to, could have seen the airline grounded – but they are said not to be immediately safety critical,

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has announced a new scholarship for 2011, with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey sponsoring the opportunity for an aircraft engineer to work at its German facilities. Valued at $10,500, the RAAA Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey Powerplant Maintenance + Overhaul Scholarship will be awarded to a current LAME or final year apprentice who has demonstrated

Regional Express (Rex) has warned of a 10 per cent tall in profit before tax for the current financial year compared to its 2009-10 financial year result, and has said it may need to cut jobs and routes. Rex said in guidance issued on April 20 that it expects profit before tax for the year

Air New Zealand has launched its Aviation Institute, a consolidated “one-stop-shop” training organisation which will undertake the majority of the airline’s training requirements, plus provide services for third party customers. Comprising five ‘schools’ at two main ‘campusues’ in Auckland and Christchurch, and employing 150 staff providing 35,000 individual courses annually, the Aviation Institute will conduct training