The World of Aviation

Former CEO of the Council for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) David Byers has joined Airservices Australia in the role of general manager, corporate and international affairs. Meanwhile, Airservices has also announced that the Safety and Environment business group has been divided into separate groups. Former audit and assurance GM Michelle Bennetts heads the new

Boeing has announced that Saudi Arabian Airlines has placed an order for 12 Boeing 777-300ERs with options on a further 10. The airline has also ordered eight 787s, which have been transferred from an order previously placed by Kuwaiti lessor ALAFCO.

Rolls-Royce has broken its low media profile following the inflight failure of one of its Trent 900 engines on Qantas A380 VH-OQA operating QF32 last week to report that “progress” has been made “in understanding the cause of the engine failure”, saying it is now clear the incident is specific to the Trent 900 series

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has told a press briefing at the airline’s Mascot headquarters that its fleet of Airbus A380s will remain grounded for at least another 72 hours, while he has confirmed that oil leaks have been found on three engines on two A380s. Joyce clarified earlier comments on oil leaks in the A380’s

The Department of Defence has released a tender for the disposal of the RAAF’s now retired Caribou fleet and associated spares, although at least two aircraft and numerous parts will be made available to various historical organisations. “The Caribou has had a long and distinguished history with the Australian Defence Force,” said Minister for Defence

The first F-15Cs to be upgraded with the AN/APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar were deployed to Kadena AFB on the Japanese island of Okinawa in late October. The aircraft are the first of 27 USAF and 18 Air National Guard F-15C/Ds currently under contract to receive the upgrade. Longer term plans call for