iscoverAustralia’s Aircraft Noise Ombudsman Ron Brent has been given an expanded role to handle and review complaints about military aircraft noise. The addition of military aircraft to the ombudsman’s current responsibility for civil aircraft is part of a new memorandum of understanding signed by Brent’s office, Airservices Australia and the Department of Defence. This content
Nextant Aerospace has completed the first flight of its G90XT business turboprop at its Cleveland, Ohio headquarters. The aircraft, which is a remanufactured King Air C90A featuring new GE H75 engines, an updated cockpit fitted with the Garmin G1000 avionics suite and a refitted cabin, took off for its first flight on January 15. This
New Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) director of aviation safety (DAS) Mark Skidmore AM has laid out five key principles that he says will guide the regulator’s dealings with the aviation community. While safety was CASA’s most important consideration, Skidmore says clear communication, minimising the financial impact of regulatory actions, reducing complexity and having a
Airservices is putting trainee air traffic controllers through flight simulator sessions to give them a better understanding of a pilot’s perspective at 30,000ft. The flightdeck orientation and familiarisation course in a Boeing 737 simulator is run by Flight Experience in Melbourne, with current pilots from a number of Australian airlines used as instructors. This content
It’s been four years in the making but the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the South Australian Government and Adelaide Airport Ltd have reached agreement on a new $13 million aeromedical base at the airport. The project, on which preliminary work has just started to prepare the site, will bring together all South Australia’s aeromedical services
Airbus has officially launched its long-range Airbus A321neo (new engine option) with an order for 30 of the narrowbody aircraft from launch customer Air Lease Corporation. This latest version of the A320neo Family, which was flagged in October 2014, will have a 97 tonne maximum takeoff weight and a range of 4,000 nautical miles, Airbus
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