Australian Government Forecasts Looming Labour Shortages In Aviation
The Australian government foresees a shortage of aviation personnel in the long run, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as a main factor for deterring new entrants. The government says there was…
Australian Government Channels More Funding Towards Sustainable Aviation Fuels
The Australian government will be providing additional funding to support the growth of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in an effort to create more jobs and help the air…
Qantas To Replace Boeing Fleet With Airbus A321neos and A220s
Australia’s Qantas Group has selected the Airbus A321neo and Airbus A220 as the preferred models for renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet, which is set to be the largest aircraft…
Alliance Aviation Services To Move Heavy Maintenance Back to Australia And Open New MRO Business in Rockhampton
Charter operator Alliance Aviation Services (Alliance) has received approval to build a MRO facility at Rockhampton Airport in the northern Australian state of Queensland, which it says will save it…
Australia’s Skytrans Working With University And Flying School To Train Pilots
Cairns-based Skytrans Airlines has announced a collaboration with Central Queensland (CQ)University and Townsville Flight Training to create a new pilot training programme that has career progression, allowing a steady stream…
Australia’s Rex Gets Six Out Of Seven Queensland Regulated Routes
Domestic airline Regional Express (Rex) has won a tender for a regulated route connecting cities in central Queensland to Brisbane, and retained the rights to serve five more routes. The…