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Investigators at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) did not follow proper process and had poor oversight during an investigation into the ditching of a Pel-Air Westwind aircraft off the coast of Norfolk Island in 2009, a report says. The conclusions are found in the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) review of the ATSB

Stewart Wilson from Aero Australia has taken out the aviation journalist of the year for 2014 at the National Aviation Press Club awards, edging out Australian Aviation senior contributor Geoffrey Thomas who was named runner-up in that category. Thomas won two other awards at the presentation dinner, which took place in Sydney on Friday November

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

An Airbus helicopter engineer has been among those honoured at the Aviation/Aerospace Australia awards. Brisbane-based Kathleen Boseley, who is deputy chief engineer (sustainment) for the MRH90 with Airbus Group Australia Pacific, took out the “Outstanding Performance in Engineering and Technology” category at the Women in Aviation/Aerospace Australia awards. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.