The World of Aviation

Garuda Indonesia used the launch of its new Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam services on June 1 to confirm it remains on track to raise US$300m (A$360m) in an initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the year to support its growth plans. The new daily service to Amsterdam started on June 1, and is operated by the

Tiger Airways Australia has opened sales on its first flights from Avalon to the Gold Coast from later this year, and also announced that it plans to up the number of aircraft it operates from Victoria to 10 by the end of the year. “We’re proud to call Victoria home and the five additional aircraft

Luxembourg based Luxair has ordered an additional Boeing 737-800, Boeing announced on June 2. The new aircraft will join Luxair’s existing fleet of two 737-700s and one 737-800.

Regional airline services into Sydney Airport have been secured according to Transport Minister Anthony Albanese, who announced on June 2 that a change in regulations will prevent the airport from raising charges for regional airlines above the consumer price index (CPI). The federal government has instituted the cap on charges through issuing a new Declaration

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is undertaking a $2 million upgrade of its Alice Springs aeromedical base in the Northern Territory, reports Chris Milne. The work includes redevelopment of a recently acquired fourth hangar at the town’s airport, which will be used as a new maintenance facility. The other three hangars are being upgraded to

The first two RAAF C-17 pilots to be converted to the aircraft in Australia have successfully completed their Pilot Initial Qualification (PIQ) conversion course at RAAF Amberley. The 36SQN pilots, FLTLT David Whyte and PLTOFF Stephen Maunder, completed their course in early May which included time in the RAAF’s new full flight simulator which was