The World of Aviation

Cessna is continuing to feel the effects of the depressed state of the general aviation market, with the Kansas based manufacturer announcing that it will place some of its production workers on furlough. The staggered furloughs will occur at its Independence facility, which is responsible for producing its line of single-engine piston aircraft and the

CASA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which would see pilots of large aircraft conduct most of their non-normal exercises on flight training devices and flight simulators, a move it says will help to implement a safer training environment. The NPRM proposes to change Civil Aviation Orders 40.0 and 82.0 to restrict pilots

Boeing will stop taking delivery of sections for the 787 for two weeks due to delays from key supplier Alenia Aeronautica. According to a Reuters report, the delay is due to a change in shipment schedule rates on 787 horizontal stabilisers from Alenia. That is understood to be related to workmanship issues on a number

CASA has released a discussion paper on its plans for satellite communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) and equipage over the next 10 years, in accordance with the government’s Aviation White Paper, The paper, entitled ‘Proposed Strategy and Regulatory Plan in support of the Australian Government’s Aviation White Paper – CASA’s Plan for Communication, Navigation and

CASA will be conducting special safety checks of flight paths at Kingsford Smith, Bankstown and Camden Airports as well as RAAF Richmond over the weekend of October 30-31. The check flights will be operated by Radiola Aerospace Pty Ltd and use a Cessna Conquest to ensure navigation aids are operational and not suffering interference, as

Melbourne Airport has announced that three Chinese airlines will operate daily services to Melbourne from later this year. “In November, China Eastern will be increasing to daily Shanghai services from four flights per week and in December Air China will be increasing its services from Beijing and Shanghai,” said Melbourne CEO, Chris Woodruff. “This follows