The World of Aviation

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

Virgin Blue has completed its move across to a new $10 million computer reservations system, which promises the carrier more functionality. The changeover from its Open Skies system to the Navitaire New Skies system was successfully completed over two days during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend to minimise any downtime. During the 28 hour cutover