The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has once again deferred the introduction of new fatigue risk management rules by a further six months, announcing that their implementation will be informed by a new independent review. The aviation safety regulator says that a team of specialists brought together by professional consultancy services company Dédale Asia Pacific
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has obtained a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operator’s certificate to assist with its investigations. The certificate will allow the ATSB to use RPAs, more commonly referred to as drones, to “gather data and evidence during its on-site investigations”. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
An Australian project to develop a space-based augmentation system (SBAS) that promises navigational accuracy to less than 10 centimetres is “well underway”, according to Lockheed Martin, one of three industry participants in a two-year Australian Government-led trial. “We are undertaking a two-year testbed that will dramatically improve the accuracy of navigation systems. That program started in February,
Canberra’s Questacon museum has extended its Above and Beyond exhibition for a further two months. Presented by Boeing and developed in partnership with NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Above and Beyond looks at flight and space travel through five key themes – Up, Faster, Higher, Further and Smarter. This content is
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened an investigation into a possible collision between an aircraft and drone near Parafield Airport in Adelaide. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me
This year’s Safeskies conference will feature a presentation from aviation cyber security expert Garry Kessler. The professor of cyber security and chair of the security studies and international affairs department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida is regarded as a specialist in aviation cyber security. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation