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Business aviation services company Jet Aviation says it has signed a binding agreement to buy aircraft sales and support company Hawker Pacific for US$250 million (A$322 million). The announcement was made on Wednesday (European time), with the transaction “subject to customary closing conditions”, the Basel, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation said in a statement. Jet Aviation president
The aerospace arm of Singapore-based ST Engineering plans to begin trials of the Fountx_AsR wearable assisted technology developed by Australian firm TAE and the CSIRO. Fountx_AsR comprises a headset that includes a camera, microphone and eye-level display screen powered by a computer inside a backpack. The technology allows a qualified expert to remotely monitor and
Australia-based Permagard Aviation has secured a partner in the fast-growing Asian aviation market through a partnership with aviation consultancy and services company RISE Aerospace. Under a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) signed at the Singapore Airshow, RISE Aerospace will offer Permagard Aviation’s antimicrobial shield for aircraft interiors and protective exterior coating for aircraft exteriors. The deal
Aviation Australia has opened enrolments for maintenance training diplomas in Western Australia under a state government scheme. The company said it had been awarded a contract from WA’s Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD) to offer a nationally recognised aircraft maintenance course across the state. The DTWD is subsidising the courses as part of
Training company Aviation Australia is expanding into the fast-growing Indonesian market as part of a partnership with the privately-held Jakarta Aviation Training Centre (JATC). Under the deal, Aviation Australia will provide aircraft maintenance engineering training to JATC students at the Indonesian company’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport campus, as well as at its own facility at Brisbane
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has proposed changes to rules for aircraft owners and operators regarding the replacement of control cables after 15 years in service. The nation’s aviation safety regulator has proposed an amendment to an airworthiness directive issued in early 2015 – AD/GENERAL/87 Primary Flight Control Cable Assembly Retirement – that outlined the mandatory replacement
