The World of Aviation

An Air Nelson Dash 8 Q300 was forced to make an emergency landing at New Zealand’s Blenheim Airport on February 9 after its nosegear failed to lock down in the extended position. Forty-one passengers and three crew were on board the aircraft, which was operating a scheduled flight between Hamilton and Wellington, before diverting to Blenheim

The RAAF has suspended Pilatus PC-9/A flying after an engine fire on Monday night. The fire took place as a 2FTS PC-9 prepared for a training flight from RAAF Pearce in Western Australia. A Defence spokesperson said both crew members were unharmed, as they immediately aborted takeoff and began shutdown procedures once flames were observed from the aircraft’s

Adelaide Airport Ltd has launched a $100 million building program, the first major development in its new five year master plan, reports Chris Milne. The initial works include a new road network within the airport to improve traffic flow, a multi-storey car park – which will increase short-term parking spaces from about 800 to about

Qantas has ordered a second CAE 7000 Series Level D full flight simulator, CAE announced last month. The additional A380 sim will be delivered to the Qantas Training Centre in Sydney in 2012. Qantas already has one CAE built A380 sim in service, and has two 787 full flight sims on order with CAE as

QantasLink has announced plans to open a new ‘Regional Lounge’ at Gladstone Airport. Subject to final approval from airport authorities, QantasLink executive manager Narendra Kumar said the new premium lounge would add to the regional airline’s growing network of lounges and premium offering. “Gladstone is an important LNG, resource and tourism centre in Central Queensland.

Former Qantas and international airline executive, Geoffrey Bowmaker, has been appointed as the inaugural CEO of the Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (A4I). Bowmaker, who has spent almost 40 years working in the aviation sector in Australia and overseas, has held leadership roles with Qantas and the national airlines of Fiji, Tonga, Nauru