The World of Aviation

Regional Express has announced that it will implement a more business friendly schedule on the Griffith-Melbourne route from July 19. The new schedule sees the departure from Melbourne moved up from 10:30am to 5:00pm with the return flight from Griffith now departing at 6:30pm. The services will continue to operate every day except Saturday. “Rex

India’s Kingfisher Airlines has been formally invited to join the oneworld alliance, putting the airline into member-elect status as it marches towards achieving full membership later this year. The invitation follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding earlier this year between Kingfisher and oneworld which set forth a number of conditions for membership, including

The Aerial Agriculture Association of Australia (AAAA) has launched its new Aerial Application Management System at its national convention. “The Aerial Application Management System is a comprehensive package that will provide clients and the wider community with the peace of mind that accredited companies are safe, competent, legal and quality driven,” said AAAA president Ashley

Cathay Pacific has announced that it will sell its 15 per cent stake in Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) to its major shareholder Swire Pacific for HK$2,620m (A$411m). “The transaction is driven by the strategic priorities of Cathay Pacific and will benefit our core aviation business”, Cathay’s chief operating officer John Slosar said.

Qantas has announced that it has sold its shareholding in Asian express cargo operation DPEX Worldwide to Toll Holdings for an undisclosed sum. Qantas said in a statement that the sale was part of its “ongoing strategy of focusing on core business areas.” The sale excludes DPEX’s Australian operations, and is subject to approval from

An investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has resulted in an aviation operator in southwest Victoria being required to reimburse three pilots $50,000 in underpaid wages, entitlements and allowances. The unnamed operator will not have any further action taken against it by the FWO after it agreed to voluntarily rectify the underpayments. The largest