Category: Civil Aviation

The federal government is on track to deliver its response to the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR) by the end of the year, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Secretary Mike Mrdak says. The department was working through the government’s response, Mrdak told delegates at the Australian Airports Association national conference on the Gold Coast

Jabiru-powered aircraft will operate without restriction for at least another week after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) extended the consultation period for proposed operational limitations on the manufacturer’s engines. CASA says it is continuing to learn more about the why there have been an increasing number of incidents from aircraft fitted with Jabiru engines.

Airbus says it will build five new “Beluga” transportation aircraft to cater for the planned production rate increases of its aircraft models. The manufacturer said on November 17 the design of the new Belugas, which transport large components between Airbus’s various production sites around the world, would be based on its twin-engine Airbus A330 with

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.