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Australia’s aviation safety regulator has proposed restricting the use of aircraft powered with Jabiru engines in response to an increasing number of engine failures. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says there have been 40 incidents where Jabiru engines have failed in the past 12 months, with some involving cylinder heads cracking or valves sticking.
Cessna has shown off its Citation M2 business jet on a series of demonstration flights around Australia. The business jet, which can carry six passengers up to 1,580 nautical miles, was the main attraction at the first Citation Operators Conference on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast between November 13-14. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Aircraft control issues have come into the sights of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) after a rise in reported incidents in the six months to June 2014. An ATSB report titled “Emerging trends in Australian aviation safety” published on Thursday showed aircraft control issues among the nation’s airlines rose to almost eight occurrences per
While the world’s media is focused on the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre where leaders of the G20 nations are gathering later this week, as far as aviation enthusiasts are concerned all the action will be at BNE’s main 01/19 runway. Plane spotters have been counting down the days to G20 summit and the prospect
Six leading figures in Australian aviation, including Sir Reginald Ansett, were formally inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) on Saturday. A qualified pilot, Sir Reginald began Ansett Airways in 1936 with a six-seat Fokker Universal flying between Hamilton and Melbourne. From those beginnings, the airline grew to over 100 aircraft and served more than
Airlines in Oceania are projected to purchase 1,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years as new routes are established linking the region to Asia and beyond. The bulk of those orders from carriers such as Air New Zealand, Qantas and Virgin Australia, among others, were projected to be single-aisle aircraft such as the Boeing 737
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