The World of Aviation

Piper Aircraft has appointed Simon Caldecott to the position of vice president of operations. Caldecott will be responsible for manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering, sustaining engineering and supply chain, and will report direct to company CEO, Geoffrey Berger.

Brisbane Airport broke its monthly passenger total in October with 1.43 million passengers passing through its domestic terminal, beating the previous total by 3.2 per cent. The airport says its year-on-year domestic passenger increase is at 6.3 per cent, while the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics says the airport has achieved six per

Embraer has announced it has improved its FlyEmbraer web portal (www.flyembraer.com), an online dedicated tool for the after-market community that provides support and services to its executive jet customers. The company says the site has become more user friendly and easier to navigate through improvements to its look and feel and simpler design. It has

Airservices Australia (ASA) and the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have agreed to allow air traffic controllers to track aircraft up to 150nm inside each country’s airspace using Automatic Dependant Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B). ASA CEO Greg Russell said the agreement will improve traffic situational awareness in both countries. “The new arrangement will bring

The first stage of Canberra Airport’s $350 million new terminal opened for passengers on November 14. “To build the new terminal and keep the existing facility fully operational has been a challenging task and one that caused a number of changes to the vehicle and pedestrian access,” said Canberra Airport managing director Stephen Byron. “There

A Qantas 747-400ER operating QF17 from Sydney to Buenos Aires on November 15 returned to Sydney after experiencing what the airline describes as an “issue with the aircraft’s electrical system”. Qantas says engineers are inspecting the 747, VH-OEI, to determine the cause of the issue. The aircraft took off at 11:11am and landed safely at