The World of Aviation

Rolls-Royce has signed a landmark agreement with Australia’s Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) during this year’s Australian International Airshow 2011. The jointly-funded agreement, which will develop advanced component repair techniques for military engines, was signed by DMTC CEO Mark Hodge, and Rolls-Royce president-Customer Business, Nick Durham. “This agreement between Rolls-Royce and DMTC is significant in that

Air China has become the third airline customer for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, committing to buy five in a deal announced at Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong on March 8. “Air China has been operating 747s since the 1980s,” said He Li, vice president of Air China. “The new, high capacity Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental will

Air New Zealand has announced that current chair and chief executive of KPMG, Jan Dawson, will join the airline’s board on April 1. Dawson has more than 30 years experience as a lead audit partner with several major companies in New Zealand, as well as experience in the UK and Canada. The appointment coincides with

GippsAero has announced two improvements to its GA8 design, an increased maximum takeoff weight, and a floatplane variant. The increased MTOW, which covers both standard and turbocharged GA8 models, allows an increase in useful load by 91kg and has received CASA approval. All new Airvans from serial #163 onwards will be delivered with an increased

Organisers of Avalon’s Australian International Airshow 2011 have been “delighted” with a strong crowd turnout at this year’s event, highlighting the possibility of a potential record figure. “While we won’t know final figures for a little while, we do expect our total attendances across the full six trade and public days of the event to

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