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The Flying Training Action Group (FTAG) is a new RAAA initiative and preliminary work with this group has already begun. The RAAA is working with all interested Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) by considering how we might best capture the key stress points in their businesses and to then develop a targeted plan with detailed steps

The USAAF 49th Fighter Group over Darwin This year has seen many 75th anniversaries of battles and campaigns from the darkest hours of 1942, with the Battle of the Coral Sea (4 to 8 May) prominent. But in all these commemorative activities there has been no mention of the air campaign over Darwin conducted by

Australia may not have operated an aircraft carrier in 35 years but the RAN’s two amphibious assault ships boast very substantial aviation capabilities Forty years ago, the navy’s new aircraft carrier to replace the venerable HMAS Melbourne appeared to be on the way and what better aircraft to equip it with than the revolutionary Sea

There’s no ‘I’ in passenger I recently climbed a mountain. Well, really it was just a very big hill with a carved path, stairways and handrails. However, like a mountain, it boasted spectacular views from the peak from the land to the sea. As one would rightly expect, such breathtaking scenery often positions the viewer

From hub buster to jetlag buster Anyone who has ever made the journey between Australia to Europe knows the feeling of either being unable to stay awake at three o’clock in the afternoon or staring at the bedroom wall at 300AM eyes wide open. The 24 hours of flying, the up to 11 hours’ time

AAAA launches new industry-supported powerline safety program AAAA recently launch a major safety initiative aimed squarely at improving aviation safety around powerlines and is being joined by an increasing number of safety focussed supporters. Long term safety partner Essential Energy has been joined by Ergon Energy, QBE Aviation Insurance and CASA as foundation safety partners