Airservices Australia graduated 24 new aviation rescue fire fighters from its Melbourne academy on April 9, adding to the 700 other fire fighters which operate under its Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service around the country. The 24 new recruits completed a 10 week training course at Airservices Learning Academy in Melbourne and the
Aviation Australia has confirmed that the 10th annual Aviation Careers Expo will be held on August 21 from 10am to 4pm at its facilities at Brisbane Airport. The expo brings together a number of employers and training organisations from around Australia to showcase potential careers in the aviation industry to school leavers, university and TAFE
Qantas has commenced heavy maintenance on its first A330 at its Brisbane facility, and welcomed in 21 new apprentices on April 9. At a ceremony attended by Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser to mark the commencement of A330 maintenance, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce reaffirmed the airline’s commitment to maintaining the majority of its maintenance onshore, as
Argentine domestic carrier Austral Líneas Aéreas has firmed up an order for 20 E-190ARs. Embraer originally announced the agreement in May 2009, and listed the order as ‘undisclosed’ until the airline fulfilled several requirements, which have since been finalised.
Boeing has announced its deliveries for the first quarter of 2010, showing that it delivered 108 commercial aircraft for the three months ending April 31. Deliveries were comprised of 86 737NGs, three 767s and 19 777s. There were no 747 deliveries over the three month period.
AirAsia X has announced that it will operate twice weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Perth and Melbourne, while Indonesia Air Asia will up its services on the Perth-Denpasar route to three times daily. The additional AirAsia X services to Melbourne will commence from July 1, with Perth to also receive double daily services from
