The World of Aviation

Airservices Australia graduated 24 new aviation rescue fire fighters from its Melbourne academy on April 9, adding to the 700 other fire fighters which operate under its Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service around the country. The 24 new recruits completed a 10 week training course at Airservices Learning Academy in Melbourne and the

A survey conducted by Unisys has found that the majority of Australians support the use of full body scans and biometric identification to increase aviation security and enable more efficient passenger processing. Of the 80 per cent of respondents to the survey who travelled by air, 77 per cent said that they would be willing

Airservices Australia and the Department of Defence have issued a joint statement outlining changes to some flightpaths in and out of Perth Airport as a result of night time exercises being conducted by RAAF F-111s from Pearce from April 13-15. The two organisations noted that the training will be carried out north of Perth from

Air Canada has signed an interline agreement with Jetstar, allowing passengers to transfer easily between the two airlines’ services at Sydney and Honolulu. “The ability for customers to now choose to connect through or have a stop-over in Hawaii when travelling between Vancouver and Sydney with Jetstar and Air Canada as part of a single

Aviation Australia has confirmed that the 10th annual Aviation Careers Expo will be held on August 21 from 10am to 4pm at its facilities at Brisbane Airport. The expo brings together a number of employers and training organisations from around Australia to showcase potential careers in the aviation industry to school leavers, university and TAFE

Qantas has commenced heavy maintenance on its first A330 at its Brisbane facility, and welcomed in 21 new apprentices on April 9. At a ceremony attended by Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser to mark the commencement of A330 maintenance, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce reaffirmed the airline’s commitment to maintaining the majority of its maintenance onshore, as