With continuous business expansion of the MA60 series aircraft, the training load at AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Ltd (AVIC XAC) has been increasing rapidly.

Qantas today announced a new partnership with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF).

Air India Ltd. will receive its first Boeing (BA) Co. 787 this week as a pilots' dispute over who should fly the aircraft triggers cuts in international services and more than 100 dismissals.

China has become the second largest aviation market throughout the world. However, since the momentum of rapid growth is expected to continue for a long time to come, there will be a huge demand for skilled workers in the sector, Li Jiaxiang, chief of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), revealed during the foundation ceremony of Shanghai Civil Aviation College on May 9.

A ceremony was held today in Tianjin, China, to celebrate the graduation of 43 students from the Aviation Safety Management Masters Programme (ASM Masters Programme), jointly developed and implemented by Airbus and its European and Chinese partners, Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC), Institut Superieur de L'Aeronautique et de L'Espace (ISAE) of France, and Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC).

In December 2010, the very first independently developed new generation regional aircraft MA600 was delivered to Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC). Since then, CAFUC has received two MA600s, which have completed more than 1,345 hours of flight training. The aircraft records a daily operational rate of 7.15 hours, which is very close to Citation Latitude business jet made by Cessna.

Virgin Atlantic announced that it has appointed a "whispering coach" to ensure that customers in its Upper Class Dream Suite have a good shot at a restful night's sleep.

China National Aviation Holding Co (CNAH), the parent company of Air China, has signed an agreement with the China Europe International Business School for high-ranking executives to study at the elite school.

Virgin Australia and Surf Life Saving have joined forces to raise awareness of the importance of surf safety for both international and domestic tourists on our beaches, following a number of drowning tragedies in Australian beaches and pools this season.

Singapore's first long-haul budget carrier Scoot said it could fly to five or more destinations other than Sydney, when it begins operations in June.