The World of Aviation

Former Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Errol McCormack (Ret’d) has been appointed as a non executive director on the board of Quickstep Holdings, ahead of the company’s push into manufacturing parts for the Joint Strike Fighter program. “Errol McCormack is a well known, highly regarded member of the Australian defence community, and his

Qantas has announced an “underlying” profit before tax of $377 million for the financial year ended June 30, on revenues of $13.8 billion, with the result meeting its guidance range of $300-400 million. “While global trading conditions remained challenging, they continued to improve, and the Qantas Group has delivered a strong result, more than tripling

Qantas and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) have commenced negotiations on a new enterprise bargaining agreement for the airline’s long haul pilots, with AIPA highlighting job security and progression as the major points of concern. “An extensive survey of pilots conducted by AIPA prior to commencing the bargaining process has found that their

The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ (BITRE) Domestic Air Fare Index for August shows that discount fares have dropped compared to the same time last year, while business fares have risen slightly. The index for best discount airfares came in at 57.2 for the month, compared to 61.0 in August 2009. The index

A Qantas Airbus A380 operating a flight bound for Sydney was forced to divert to Noumea on August 11, making it the first A380 to visit New Caledonia. “It’s a first for us,” William Grillon, deputy head of operations at the Noumea airport told the ABC. “But we were ready to receive this large aircraft,

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a notice of proposed rule making which would require operators of Boeing 747-400s to modify the wiring of the aircraft’s flap control unit (FCU) following cases of inadvertent flap retraction on some 747s. The proposed airworthiness directive comes from an investigation into an uncommanded flap retraction of