The World of Aviation

Airservices Australia CEO Greg Russell has told a Senate committee hearing that more than half of the 24,000 noise complaints received by the ATC provider came from only 20 individuals. Russell noted that two-thirds of complaints received in Perth were from the same two people, while one-third of complaints in Sydney came from one person.

Canadian training giant CAE has purchased a 53 per cent stake in Jandakot based China Southern WA Flying College (CSWAFC) and will operate it as part of its CAE Global Academy network. With the acquisition, the college will be operated as a joint venture between CAE and China Southern Airlines. CSWAFC has been in operation since

Hawker Beechcraft Services has announced that it has received certification for its composite King Air winglets, which are now available as a retrofit on C90 and E90 model aircraft. Hawker announced the winglets as a major part of its C90x upgrade package at the 2009 EAA AirVenture expo at Oshkosh. “The King Air 90x package

British Airways has launched its On Business loyalty program, which allows Australian small and medium enterprises to earn points on BA flights which can be redeemed for reward flights and upgrades. Run in tandem with the airline’s Executive Club loyalty program, companies who register can manage their own accounts, view their points balance and past

US private equity fund the Carlyle Group has reportedly moved to acquire Alliance Airlines and Airwork parent company Contract Aviation Industries and is also interested in acquiring Cobham Aviation Services Australia (formerly National Jet Systems). According to a report in The Australian newspaper, Carlyle has made a $350 million bid for CAI, which was formed

The first Boeing 787 powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines made its first flight from Everett’s Paine Field on June 16. Aircraft ZA005 took off at approximately 1440 local time and flew for three hours and 48 minutes.  “The airplane handled just like I expected,” said Boeing’s Captain Mike Bryan, who captained the flight. “It