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What future for Airbus’s metal widebody twin? Designed through the early 1980s and revealed in 1986 alongside its sister, the A340, Airbus’ enduring A330 widebody twinjet was never supposed to be the linchpin of the Airbus A330/340 family. Created as a largely regional, high-capacity airliner to replace the A300 (and to an extent the A310)

Eyes in the Skies As we enter an era of ultra long-haul flying, an Australian company is literally examining how we look at flying Founded in 1999 at the Australian National University in Canberra, Seeing Machines has grown to employ more than 200 people globally. The company is involved in developing computer vision technologies which

The significant impact of fatigue Last issue we highlighted the significant impact fatigue can have on crews. In the case of the Pel-Air Westwind ditching, the aircraft captain, having obtained only 3–3½ hours of average quality sleep, displayed a fixation on a simple plan to land. He and the remainder of the crew were too

The power of mixing with your peers The AAAA Convention underscored the importance of professionals getting together to improve safety, learn new skills and to celebrate what a great career aviation can be. Dr Tony Kern (a speaker at previous AAAA Conventions) talks about the ‘three dragons’ of ignorance, apathy and isolation – ‘don’t know,

Supporting the success of new entrants The June announcement that JetGo had entered voluntary administration was a blow for our regions, with RPT services by the airline suspended immediately. A relatively new entrant, JetGo’s RPT services had been welcome additions for many regional centres on the east coast, and the airline had shown great vision

Keep em Separated Drones throw up challenging airspace and infrastructure issues Individuals and large multi‑national corporations all over the world are devising increasingly sophisticated recreational and commercial uses for drones, bringing with them new and different airspace and infrastructure needs. With that many issues will arise in the near and medium term to safely and