The World of Aviation

Three Australian companies have signed two MoUs for additional work on the F-35 JSF program. Perth based Quickstep Holdings has signed an MoU with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to manufacture as much as $700 million worth of work comprising lower side skins, maintenance access panels, F2 fuel tank cover, lower skin and in-board weapons

Emirates announced on November 4 that it will start a third daily Dubai-Sydney service on December 2. The additional service will initially be flown four times weekly with a Boeing 777-200LR, rising to daily frequencies from January 2. Emirates says that with the flights departing at Sydney at 6am that it will allow for closer

John Holland Aviation Services announced on November 4 that it will launch a new aircraft painting service at its Melbourne Tullamarine hangars from early 2010. “With an ongoing reduction in internal aviation maintenance capabilities, the commercial and defence aviation sectors continue to seek services that promote efficiency in both cost and service disruption,” said Andrew

Qantas has stood down two pilots after an incident on October 26 where they prepared their Boeing 767 to land without engaging the landing gear. The crew were reportedly on approach for landing at Sydney Airport and were understood to have been at an altitude of 700ft when they recognised that the gear had not

Qantas and British Airways have completed their move of flights from Terminal Four to Terminal Three at London’s Heathrow Airport, joining other oneworld carriers already operating from the terminal. The airlines’ joint services to Australia, Singapore and Bangkok moved to Terminal Three from October 29, as well as BA’s flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Gibraltar,

The General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association (GAMA) has appointed a new senior leadership team from 2010. The GAMA board has elected Robert Wilson, president of Honeywell Business and General Aviation, as its chairman, while Dassault Falcon Jet CEO John Rosanvallon has been voted in as vice chairman. Additionally, the board has elected four new members for