FIFO findings

November 20, 2011 0 comment

Federal parliament’s inquiry into social effects of FIFO and road DIDO- lifting almost as many- will tread a fine line. Public and union unrest grows in WA and now very strongly in Central Queensland, particularly Moranbah, centre of vast coal and gas developments. It might for balance also check Commonwealth detention centres, Curtin and Scherger,

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Right Hand Seat

November 19, 2011 0 comment

Passing Licence Tests Being trained for a licence is one thing but passing the test can be another. A CASA Summary of Flight Test Results for the year June 1 2010 to May 31 2011, has some interesting information in it for instructors and students alike. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

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Yester Year

November 18, 2011 0 comment

10 Years Ago Sabena announced its collapse on November 7 after it had tried to fend off bankruptcy. Closure of the airline will see the loss of 12,000 jobs in Belgium’s worst corporate failure. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,

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From the Regions

November 17, 2011 0 comment

If we don’t learn from history, we are bound to repeat it. On the aviation training front we are approaching crunch time again. Australia and many other countries will need to replenish their ageing aviation workforces soon. This is not just pilots and engineers but operations staff, load/route analysts, accountants, HR specialists and IT experts

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The five pillars

November 16, 2011 0 comment

While researching material for a book project recently, this writer was reminded of the original reasons the RAAF thought it could cover the gap between the retirement of the F-111 and the arrival of the F-35 JSF when the F-111 retirement decision was taken back in 2004. In 2005, then Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL

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Warbirds

November 15, 2011 0 comment

Longreach Catalina Arrives it was all smiles at the Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach, Queensland, on September 14 when the museum’s Catalina, VH-EAX, touched down there at the end of its extended ferry flight from Spain. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

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