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International passengers at Brisbane Airport will be able to fill out their departure cards electronically in a trial of what the airport says is a world first. Instead of hand writing their personal information on the paper cards, travellers heading out of Australia can enter the details on Brisbane Airport’s mobile app, which is converted

A Germanwings Airbus A320 carrying 144 passengers and six crew has crashed in a remote part of the French Alps. Flight tracking data showed flight 4U 9525 took off from Bacelona El Prat Airport bound for Dusseldorf at 0955 local time on Tuesday and had reached a cruising attitude of 38,000 feet before the aircraft entered a

The biennial Safeskies conference has chosen “training for change” as the theme for the 2015 event. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this device. If you check

Information technology company Unisys has extended its advanced baggage reconciliation contract with the bulk of Australia’s international airlines for a further four years. The contract, which covers seven Australian international airports – Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney – is for the system that links passengers with their bags and tracks both

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is hosing a number of workshops in April and May, following the release of the second edition of its safety management system (SMS) resource kit. The one-day workshops will be held in every state and territory capital except Hobart. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

John Vincent has been named as the new president of the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society. A 40-year veteran of the aviation industry, including roles with the Air Pacific, Ansett and Qantas, Vincent takes over from AIRCDRE Noel Schmidt AM CSC (Ret.). He will be in the role for the next two years.