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Qantas has given its support to the Australian Paralympic Committee’s efforts to promote workplace safety. The airline is the first member of the APC’s Workplace Safety Alliance, an initiative that hopes to bring together businesses from the transport, mining, construction and manufacturing sector to raise awareness about the importance of safety at work. This content

Mark Skidmore says he will make listening a priority as he prepares to start a five-year term as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) new director of aviation safety (DAS). The retired RAAF Air Vice-Marshal was named as the new head of CASA on Thursday and expects to take his seat in the chair some

Virgin Australia has expanded its global marketing deal with Tourism Australia for a fourth time, with the two parties expected to pour a combined $10 million into promotional activities in 2014/15. The $10 million will be spent on showcasing Australia to leisure travellers in New Zealand and the US, as well as supporting activities associated with the

Brisbane Airport has completed the installation of 300,000 drainage wicks on the site of the new parallel runway. The wicks, which were drilled 25 metres into the ground and spaced a metre apart, will help extract excess liquid out of the soil and allow for the consolidation of the ground before further work on the

Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore AM has been named as the new director of aviation safety for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Skidmore, a former F-111 pilot who retired from the RAAF in 2012 after a term as Air Commander Australia – ACAUST – in charge of Air Force operations, has been appointed to lead

Nominations are open for the National Aerospace Industry Innovation Awards. The awards, presented by national not-for-profit foundation Aerospace Australia Ltd, aim to recognise leaders in defence and commercial aerospace innovation and will be presented at the 2015 Avalon Airshow. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading