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Chief Commissioner Greg Hood on the contemporary ATSB Since becoming the Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) in July 2016, I have focussed on harnessing the opportunities and meeting the challenges of leading the national transport safety investigator, with the recognition that the two often go hand in hand. This content is

Night eyes NVD Having operated with Night Vision Systems for my entire flying career, the opportunity to utilise the ‘Night Eyes’ imaging system marked the first significant shift in night vision technology for me in over twenty years. My helicopter flying career commenced with the Australian Army and as such I have been fortunate to

A Sunshine Coast-based flying academy is providing a different option for pilot training pathways It has to be one of the best approach and departure patterns in Australia – for the view, if nothing else. To the north, the imposing edifice of Mount Coolum. Historical record suggests the name of what is actually a volcanic

The Farnborough Airshow points to the future of aviation The biennial Farnborough Airshow, and its Paris counterpart in odd-numbered years, are often strange beasts to cover from the perspective of passengers and the aviation industry half a world away in Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific. The geopolitical context has been changing the way Farnborough works

Applying world’s best practice athletic strength and conditioning to the RAAF’s fighter pilots Elite athletes have long paid particular attention to strength and conditioning to ensure peak physical performance. The Australian Institute of Sport defines strength and conditioning as “the provision of medical and physical services to develop and maintain speed, agility, endurance, strength, stability,

Except in Australia, the Boeing 777 passenger experience lucky country When Boeing first built the 747 in the late 1960s, the on-board experience was comparatively palatial, even in economy class. Seats were arranged in what now feels an exotically spacious 3-4-2 configuration, as seen in very early Qantas 747 promotional images, complete with fantastically 1970s