The latest industry news for the aviation and aerospace sectors.

11 May 2010

After years of requests from some GA stakeholders, the ACT Government has announced it will explore the possibility of building a second airport for the capital.

11 May 2010

Worldwide passenger traffic picked up by 6.1 per cent for the first quarter of the year, but it is still down on peak times.

11 May 2010

At a recent ASAC Board meeting, well known aviation stalwart Peter Lloyd AO OBE was awarded the inaugural ASAC Air Sports Gold Medal.

11 May 2010

The Queensland Government has announced a world-first green fuel initiative aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by fuelling planes with algae.

05 May 2010

BAE Systems has released a couple of derivatives of the Avro Business Jet that certainly catch the eye.

05 May 2010

Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand are looking for regulatory approval for a tie up they have been negotiating for months.

05 May 2010

Travel agents have won a court case which could see Qantas forced to pay million of dollars in ticket commissions.

03 May 2010

Preliminary financial performance figures released late last week by the AAPA show that Asia Pacific-based carriers reported significantly lower aggregate losses in the 2009 calendar year.

30 Apr 2010

IATA reports that March international scheduled air traffic continued to show strengthening demand.

29 Apr 2010

Some of the smaller stories catching the eye this week...