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Ansett 747 Accident Report Points To Possible Lack Of Crew Interaction As The Most Likely Cause Unable to access the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) readouts crucial to its investigations, Ansett Australia has concluded its own internal enquiries into the 747-300 mishap involving VH-INH at Sydney on October 19 last year. Julian Green reports that the

People Qantas has appointed Colin Hughes as its Group General Manager, National Operations; Bernard Shirley as its new Head of Public Affairs; and Ian Mitchell as its General Manager Queensland. Senator Jocelyn Newman has become the Opposition’s spokesperson for defence. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

Coastwatch Row Developing Considering the previous history of the Australian Coastwatch contract, it is probably no surprise to learn that a major row has developed since the awarding of the new contract to National Jet Systems (NJS) last September. The four losing bidders — Skywest, Chopperline, the Direct Flight Consortium and Cobham Aviation (a combination

Raf Orders Hercules After months of speculation, Britain’s Royal Air Force has decided to order 25 new generation C-130J Hercules transports as the first step in replacing its fleet of 60 C-130Ks which are now well into their third decade of service. The order comes in the face of opposition from proponents of the proposed

Atr Restrictions Applied Then Eased The crash of an American Eagle ATR 72 regional turboprop, apparently due to icing-induced aerodynamic aileron lock near Chicago last October, resulted in a quick response from the US FAA, banning the aircraft and its smaller ATR 42 version from flying in known or forecast icing conditions. Transport Canada followed

Atr Restrictions Applied Then Eased The crash of an American Eagle ATR 72 regional turboprop, apparently due to icing-induced aerodynamic aileron lock near Chicago last October, resulted in a quick response from the US FAA, banning the aircraft and its smaller ATR 42 version from flying in known or forecast icing conditions. Transport Canada followed