The World of Aviation

The Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue (EMQHR) service has received a major international award – Rescue of the Year – in recognition of its herculean relief efforts during January’s Queensland floods. The award was accepted on behalf of EMQ by Brisbane-based pilot Peter Row during a helicopter rescue conference in Orlando, Florida. Row personally led

Quickstep is to become a partner in Sikorsky’s Australian Industry Participation Program, should the MH-60R Romeo naval helicopter be chosen for the Air 9000 Phase 8 requirement to replace Navy Seahawk and cancelled Seasprite helicopters. Under the terms of a MOU announced at the Avalon Airshow, Quickstep and Sikorsky will work together to conduct joint

Boeing has begun ‘change incorporation’ work on customer 787s ahead of final certification and delivery of the delayed twinjet. Flying in to Boeing’s  Global Services & Support (GSS) site in San Antonio, Texas, on March 4, Aircraft#23 (for Japan Air Lines) is the first 787 which will undergo change incorporation work there, which will include

QantasLink will add almost 5000 extra seats per week to its regional Queensland network with the deployment of another Bombardier Q400 to Queensland from April 6. The towns of Barcaldine, Blackall, Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Longreach, Mackay, Moranbah, Rockhampton and Roma are all set to benefit from the additional services to and from Brisbane.

International Airlines Group (IAG) subsidiary Iberia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for eight A330-300s, which will become the airline’s first widebody twins. IAG, which was formed in January this year after the merger of Iberia and British Airways, will select an engine for the A330s at a later date, with IAG

Pilatus has stepped into the world of app savvy fliers after the launch of its new iPad software program in February for its PC-12 NG customers. New PC-12 NG owners will receive an Apple iPad containing interactive content customised to each owner’s individual aircraft, delivery documents, owner’s manuals and a variety of other aviation apps.