The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) which represents most of Tigerair’s pilots has reached a tentative agreement with the airline on a new enterprise agreement. The agreement comes in the wake of threats by the pilots to conduct industrial action on February 7 following a breakdown in talks between the parties. The planned action
Boeing has appointed Maureen Dougherty as its president of Boeing Australia and South Pacific. A 30-year career veteran at Boeing, Dougherty led remediation efforts to put the troubled Wedgetail AEW&C platform developed for the RAAF back on track and most recently headed up the US Air Force KC-46A tanker program. “Australia is one of Boeing’s
Virgin Australia may be on track to announce a $50 million first half loss, but the parlous state of Australia’s airline system has not discouraged Etihad Airways from seeking to increase its stake in Virgin Australia Holdings. “Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has applied for regulatory approval to increase its
The AgustaWestland AW189 super-medium helicopter was granted certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on February 7. The helicopter, a growth development of the AW139 medium twin, was unveiled at the 2011 Paris Airshow and is now available to be delivered to launch customer Bristow Helicopters for offshore transport work. “EASA certification of the
Cessna has announced that its global fleet of more than 6,600 Citation business jets has passed the 30 million flight hour mark. The Cessna Citation has been in service since 1974, and today comprises eight in-production variants ranging from the Mustang light jet up to the X (TEN) intercontinental model. “More Cessna Citations have been
The first production Trent XWB turbofan for the Airbus A350 has entered final assembly at Rolle-Royce. The engine is destined for service on launch customer Qatar Airways’ first A350 which is due to be delivered by the end of the year, and is the first of more than 1,600 Trent XWBs already on order, making
