The latest industry news for the aviation and aerospace sectors.


Qantas reacts to fuel price and carbon tax impacts

Qantas has released details of a comprehensive strategy to deal with high fuel prices and carbon taxes.

The Week in Brief 2 February 2012

Airline customer satisfaction; Qantas on-board wi-fi; 2012 global outlook; RAAF fuel cuts; Boeing 2012 targets; and more.

Specific skills gaps may threaten Australia's defence supply

Skills Australia has released a preliminary discussion paper that highlights some potential skills gaps in the Australian defence supply industry.

Moody's lowers Qantas' rating

Moody's Investors Service has lowered the long-term rating for Qantas from Baa3 to Baa2, but considers the outlook for that revision to be 'stable'.

Euro turmoil: the potential fallout

The financial crisis in Europe could have significant repercussions for the aerospace industry, whatever happens.

Air New Zealand CEO to depart

Air New Zealand's eminently successful CEO, Rob Fyfe, is to leave the airline by the end of this year.

Australian airlines missing from Asian summit

Qantas and Virgin Australia appear to be no-shows for a prestigious airline summit to be held in conjunction with the Singapore Airshow later this month.

The Week in Brief 26 January 2012

ACCC and AirAsia; Virgin and Skywest; Top 5 safest airlines; more ETD for MEL; and more.

Perth airspace review recommendations

A review of the airspace surrounding Perth airport has made 15 recommendations to address a range of issues.

CASA asks for comment on new pilot training rules

Draft new rules covering multi-crew pilot training, other integrated training for complex flying and contract training and checking for smaller airline operations have been released by CASA for comment.

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