The World of Aviation

Australia’s two largest airports posted strong passenger growth in March as more international travellers pour into the country. At Melbourne Tullamarine, international passengers were up 7.3 per cent in March at 763,848, compared with the prior corresponding period. The March figures represented seven straight years of international passenger growth at Melbourne. Melbourne Airport chief executive

Malaysia Airlines (MAB) is searching for a new chief executive after announcing Christoph Mueller will leave the company in September for personal reasons. Mueller, who started as chief executive in March 2015 and was appointed for a three-year term, was charged with turning around the loss-making carrier. Since taking the job, the German has cut

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The Australian Army has transferred one of its remaining CH-47D Chinooks, A15-202, to the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra as part of the type’s withdrawal and disposal from service. A15-202 departed C Squadron’s flight line in Townsville on April 16 in company with CH-47F A15-303, with the pair of Chinooks making the journey down

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland Section (RFDS Qld) will train its Beechcraft King Air pilots at a flight simulator facility on the Sunshine Coast. The Beechcraft King Air 350i flight simulator, which is convertible to a B200 full flight simulator, is a partnership between Universal Training Systems (UTS) and Ansett Aviation Training Australasia and

Perth Airport has named North Queensland Airports boss Kevin Brown as its new chief executive. Brown takes up his new role at Perth Airport in mid-July. He replaces Brad Geatches, who announced his resignation in December 2015. Before taking charge of North Queensland Airports, Brown has also worked at the British Airport Authority (BAA), including