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The Ditching of Australian Aviation Governance: Pel Air Revisited – Part 1 On 17 November 2009, an Australian aircraft ditched into the ocean off Norfolk Island. Former military transport pilot and now Human Factors specialist, Ben Cook, explains what happened and starts an exploration of the factors – both human and organisational – that contributed

Pay’s Group is perhaps Australia’s most diversified, and highly regarded, family aviation business From crop dusting fields with an old Tiger Moth to conducting life-saving aerial firefighting, it’s fair to say the Pay’s Group has just about done it all in 60 years. Based out of Scone in regional New South Wales, the Group is

Boeing’s plans for a tasty ‘new mid-size airplane’ Randy Tinseth remembers the first time he visited Tokyo Narita Airport. It was 1989 and there were Boeing 747s lined up as far as the eye could see. Fast forward a few years and those 747s had given way to Boeing’s latest widebody workhorse, the 777. This

Running a business while flying on the Edge Being a race pilot in the Red Bull Air Race (RBAR) is a lot more than just flying the plane in the track. It’s being the owner of the race team, being the team ‘principal’ and ultimately being responsible for everything that needs to occur within the

Flying the Piper M600 Have you ever wanted the luxury of a personal touring aircraft with the performance of a turboprop up front? If so, you’re not alone. From a manufacturer’s perspective, the past has shown us that it is a little easier said than done. From the pilot’s perspective, Piper have made the step

The pilot recruitment cycle goes from bust to evident boom There has been much discussion about a pilot shortage in recent times and there is only one thing for certain – there is far more than just one thing at play. Like James Reason’s ‘Swiss Cheese’ model, there have been many contributing factors over a