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AuthorBoeing’s next, best — last — hope
January 19, 2020 0 commentBoeing’s narrowbody world continues to implode, with airlines’ 737 MAX’s groundings now extended past the one-year mark, its production line shutting down, regulators playing ever-harder hardball with the company’s leadership, and no end in sight despite the sacking of former chief executive Dennis Muilenburg. As readers of last month’s special 737 MAX edition of Australian
Read moreDriving outcomes through trust and respect
January 19, 2020 0 commentThe devastating bushfires and crippling droughts currently in Australia highlight the importance and strategic significance of airports in this vast country. The extraordinary logistics and complex operations at airports during these times provide the platform to stage and support the rescue of people and property. Airports are an integral part of the wider chain of
Read moreSeamless Skies
January 19, 2020 0 commentIt was the airline industry’s grand plan for Asia’s air traffic system. Seamless Skies would bring harmonisation to air traffic management, create efficient flows along the region’s airways and save tens of millions of dollars in costly fuel. So, why hasn’t it come to pass? Ask Blair Cowles, Regional Director for Safety and Flight Operations
Read moreA Discreet Affair
January 19, 2020 0 commentA far reaching company of substance Nowra, on the NSW south coast, is well known as the home of the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and the Joint Helicopter Aircrew Training School at HMAS Albatross. However, if one casts the eye across the airfield, a network of sizeable, modern buildings can be found
Read moreA year of change
January 19, 2020 0 comment2020 will see a transformation within the drone and helicopter industries During the latter part of 2019, Australia’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) announced its intention to finalise a great deal of the legislation developed during the decade-long regulatory reform process. To speed up this process the regulator will undergo a significant
Read moreGood kit
January 19, 2020 0 commentGear for Australian Aviators The kit For the past eight years, Garmin has been developing an incredibly important piece of technology to support its all-pervasive avionics offerings, an autoland function designed to “save” an incapacitated pilot or allow a safe return to base should a pilot be caught out by unexpected weather. It’s called ‘Autonomi
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