Revesco achieves world standards for business operations
Perth based business jet operator Revesco Aviation has become the first operator in Australia to achieve International Standard – Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) accreditation. The IS-BAO program is an ICAO recognised international code of practice... [Continue reading]
First G1000 equipped TBM 850 delivery to local customer
DAHER-SOCATA has handed over the first TBM 850 turborprop featuring a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit to an Australian customer. The 2010 model TBM 850 was delivered on March 1 to Capstone Financial Services, which decided to purchase the aircraft after meeting... [Continue reading]
Unauthorised low level flying could be fatal – ATSB
A new bulletin released by the ATSB shows that unauthorised and unnecessary low level flying has resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people over the past 10 years. The bulletin, which is aimed at educating the flying community about the hazards of unauthorised... [Continue reading]
UQ to lead scramjet development consortium
The University of Queensland will lead a $14 million international consortium aimed at developing scramjet access-to-space systems capable of flying at speeds up to Mach 8. Chief investigator and project director Professor Russell Boyce of UQ said the... [Continue reading]
Second G650 flies
Gulfstream Aerospace’s second G650 made its first flight from the company’s facilities at Savannah, Georgia, on February 25. The second test aircraft, known as T2, took off from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 12:50pm, with senior... [Continue reading]
NQ Rescue joins Queensland EMS network
The Mount Isa based North Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service (NQ Rescue) has secured approval from the Queensland government to be included in the state’s aeromedical retrieval network to provide medical and rescue services to the state’s... [Continue reading]
Ditching pilot’s licence suspended?
CASA has reportedly suspended the pilot’s licence of Dominic James, the Pel-Air pilot who successfully ditched an IAI Westwind into the ocean off Norfolk Island after the aircraft ran low on fuel whilst on an air ambulance flight late last year. According... [Continue reading]
Strong interest for Phenom 100 in region
Embraer reports there is strong interest for the Phenom 100 very light jet in Australia and the region following a successful sales tour of the type in February and before that, the aircraft’s display at the Singapore Airshow. Phenom 100 PP-XOQ, a company... [Continue reading]
‘There and Back’ taking shape
AA’s Owen Zupp’s 2010 flight around Australia is growing closer by the day with the departure date set at May 5 from Jabiru’s Bundaberg facility. Planning is at a feverish pace, though the most significant development stems from the production of... [Continue reading]
CJ4 from new line flies
The first Citation CJ4 to be built on the type’s new assembly line at Cessna’s Wichita, Kansas, plant, made its first flight on February 17. Meanwhile, Cessna has also confirmed that CJ4 performance will be better than early projections,... [Continue reading]
Cessna rolls out 300th Mustang
Cessna rolled out the 300th Citation Mustang on February 4 at its Independence, Kansas facility, marking less than three years since the first of the type was delivered. “The aircraft continues to set the mark for entry level business jet operations... [Continue reading]
