The World of Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that the G500 and G550 have been awarded type certificate validation in New Zealand. This clears the way for the types to be operated on the New Zealand register.

Quickstep Holdings has announced two new executive appointments which it says will help its push into production contracts and further development of the Quickstep Process. The Perth based composites manufacturer has appointed Sebastien Godbille to the position of general manager of Quickstep Process systems. Godbille joins Quickstep from Daher Australian Aerospace where he was CEO.

The US FAA has granted provisional approval for Boeing Training and Flight Services’ 787 pilot training courses, which will allow pilots rated on the 777 to transition to 787 flying in as little as five days due to the commonality between the two aircraft. “Gaining FAA approval for our courses is a significant milestone as

The latest report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) on domestic airline activity showed continued strong growth in passenger traffic during June. For the month there were 4.24 million passengers carried by Australia’s domestic and regional airlines, an increase of 9.6 per cent on June 2009. That pushed revenue passenger kilometres

Newcastle Airport has reported strong growth in passenger numbers during both June and July, boosted by school holiday traffic and an increase in Jetstar services. During June, passenger numbers at the airport reached 88,934, up 5.74 per cent on the same month last year, while traffic in July was up 5.73 per cent at 101,802.

Airservices Australia has completed an upgrade of the VHF radio network which it says will provide enhanced communication between aircraft and air traffic control. The upgrade included replacing analogue and relay-based equipment with new digital equipment at 39 air traffic control sites around Australia, as well as installing new antennas, lightning protection and earthing associated