QBE Insurance has launched the inaugural QBE Aerial Application Scholarship. Offered in partnership with the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia (AAAA), the $5,000 scholarship is open to aviation professionals interested in furthering their career development, particularly in the area of safety management. The scholarship will be awarded to an individual currently operating in the aerial application
Daimler has sold its remaining stake in EADS for nearly US$3 billion. The sale sees Daimler exit the aerospace industry nearly 13 years after it helped to found the Airbus parent company. Cash received from the sale will contribute positively to Daimler’s cash flow, the company’s finance director, Bodo Uebber said in a statement. Daimler’s
Though it’s no surprise given Emirates’ 30-strong fleet of A380s, Dubai Airport can now formally claim the title as the world’s leading A380 hub. Published schedule data for 2012 shows Dubai had 7,259 A380 scheduled flights to 28 destinations, with all but 88 of those flights operated by home-carrier Emirates. Taking second spot during 2012
QantasLink will transfer its operations to Terminal 3 – the main Qantas domestic terminal – in Sydney during the second half of 2013. The change will greatly improve flight connections and amenity for passengers. A new dedicated lounge for QantasLInk passengers is being constructed at gate 1 in Terminal 3, with work having already commenced.
Hawker Pacific has made a strategic investment in its sales brokerage services to accommodate rising demand for long-range business aviation in the Asia Pacific region, with the establishment of an Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions business. Announcing the establishment of the new service based in Singapore, Tony Jones, CEO for Asia said: ”Hawker Pacific has a
Melbourne Airport has welcomed the federal government’s approval of the Southern Precinct program that includes development of a new domestic terminal facility, 17 new aircraft parking bays, dedicated ground transport facilities and significant road upgrades. The Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport gave regulatory approval to the Major Development Plan, which forms part of the
