The World of Aviation

The Emirates Group has defied the economic slowdown over the past year, recording a 248 per cent increase in net profit for the financial year ending March 31. “It has been an exceptional year of continued profitability against a backdrop of the worst global recession in generations,” said Emirates Group chairman and CEO HH Sheikh

Quickstep Holdings and its US partner Vector Composites have been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the US Air Force for materials used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Under the contract, the two companies will conduct research focusing on process qualification of bismaleimide (BMI) and epoxy resin composite

CHC Helicopter has appointed Rick Burt, currently senior vice president of Canada’s Cougar Helicopters, as managing director of its Australian operations as it seeks to grow its local business units while aligning them more closely with CHC’s global operations. “We are delighted to have someone with Rick’s scope and experience join CHC Helicopter,” said Christine

Boeing has completed the first run of General Electric GEnx-1B engines on board the fifth 787, ZA005, ahead of the aircraft joining its four siblings in flight testing. To date, the four aircraft involved in flight testing have been powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. GEnx’s also power the 747-8. The Qantas Group is among

Hawker Pacific will relocate its aircraft modification operations from Bankstown to Cairns in order to take advantage of the northern Queensland centre’s proximity to new markets in the Asia Pacific region. “Increasingly we are seeing demand for quite sophisticated systems integration tasks as part of the broader modification programs we perform,” said chief executive officer

Jetstar Asia is to receive two Airbus A330-200s, allowing the airline to start services from Singapore to destinations in Europe, Australia and North Asia from the end of 2010, the carrier announced on May 12. Jetstar says the decision will create up to 200 jobs across its growing pan-Asian network, while it remains in discussions