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The faces behind the names. Happily posing together at the official opening of our new Fyshwick, Canberra offices is the new look Australian Aviation/Aerospace Publications team. Rear row from left to right is the newest member of the team, Editorial Assistant Ian Hewitt, who backs up our diverse editorial team and joined us in April. Alongside Ian is Gerard Frawley who was recently promoted from Deputy Editor to Editor, and Maria Davey, Advertising Manager. Front row from left is Gayla Wilson, magazine Production Manager. Next to Gayla is Lee-Ann Simm who is in charge of circulation and order processing. Alongside Lee is Margaret Thorn, who after a 19 year involvement with the magazine bows out after selling her half share in Aerospace Publications to Jim Thorn (Managing Editor & Publisher) who completes our rollcall. Not shown is Stewart Wilson, our prolific book author, who has also recently been appointed as Senior News Editor.
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General Aviation Scene: Industry To Play Key Role In CASA’s Self Review
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has instigated a two year long review program into its regulatory framework and regulatory role which will have considerable input from the aviation industry. The two part review will focus on streamlining and harmonising aviation regulations, making them clear, concise and enforceable, and on CASA’s regulatory role and corporate structure. Separate CASA advisory panels with their own technical sub committees will look at the regulatory framework and the regulatory role aspects. Industry will report once a month direct to Transport Minister John Sharp on the progress of the CASA review. Industry involvement, involving representatives of the key aviation bodies, will also have significant input in proposing and reviewing aviation rules and CASA’s structure. The review was first presented to around 40 industry representatives at a meeting with 20 key CASA staffers and Mr Sharp in Sydney in late June. Speaking at a media briefing in Canberra in early July CASA chief executive Leroy Keith stated that the bottom line of the review is that “we want to protect the fare paying customer,” and that the Authority may hand over some regulatory responsibility, such as for sport aviation, to industry.
GNSS Implementation Under Way
AirServices Australia has awarded a contract to Booz-Allen & Hamilton (Australia) in partnership with AWA Aerospace to undertake a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) augmentation systems audit and cost benefit analysis for Australian civil aviation. The companies will undertake preliminary investigations into determining a range of options for augmenting the available and emerging technologies and make final recommendations on the most cost effective and beneficial augmentation system for Australia. The preferred option must satisfy operational requirements for sole means enroute navigation, non precision approaches and precision approaches. It must also be compatible with international systems. AirServices expects to decide the form and timing of GNSS implementation in Australia by the middle of next year.
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