Tiger Airways Australia could now remain grounded until August 1 after CASA announced it was seeking to have the airline’s initial five day grounding extended by the Federal Court. “CASA is making the application to the Court because investigations into Tiger Airways Australia will not be completed by the end of the initial five working
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has issued a reminder to prospective pilots, apprentices and LAMEs that applications for this year’s round of scholarships will close on July 15. Scholarships available in 2011 include the Lufthansa Technik Aero Alzey Powerplant Maintenance + Overhaul Scholarship, the Jeppesen Avionics Scholarship, the Michelin Airframe Scholarship, the Ansett Aviation Training
Grounded airline Tiger Airways Australia has suspended ticket sales for flights after July 9, following warnings from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it could face multi-million dollar fines for advertising flights which may not eventuate. Tiger’s management, led by CEO Tony Davis, has been in continual discussions with CASA since Monday after
Alliance Airlines will become the first Australian operator of the Fokker 70, with the acquisition of two Fokker 70LRs, the first of which has arrived at its Brisbane base. Alliance says it has reached agreement with an unnamed major customer to operate the Fokker 70s nonstop from the east coast to a a mine site
Jetstar’s modestly revised livery, featuring the modified titles which first appeared on the airline’s website and marketing material in May, has broken cover on an Airbus A320 due to be delivered shortly to Jetstar Asia. The aircraft, MSN 4772, has been spotted at Airbus’s Hamburg plant, and is due to be delivered to Jetstar Asia
QF32 pilot Captain Richard de Crespigny has defended the actions taken by his crew after an uncontained engine failure forced the Sydney-bound Airbus A380 to return to Singapore’s Changi Airport in November last year. Speaking at a joint event hosted by the Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (AAAAI) and Monash University in June,
