CASA has released new draft regulations on maintenance of aircraft under Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Parts 42, 66, 145 and 147 for public comment. CASA originally opened public comment on its proposed “Maintenance Suite” or regulations across the various CASRs in 2006, but the draft regulations were not available. The Authority has now made them
Three survivors and two widows of the victims of the crash of a Cessna 404C Titan at Jandakot Airport in 2003 have won the right to sue an engineer and the pilot of the aircraft for negligence over the crash, the WA Supreme Court ruled on November 11. Justice Michael Murray ruled that the plantiffs,
Hawker Pacific has completed a two month sales tour which showcased the Diamond DA20 C1 and DA40XLS aircraft at a number of airports around the country. “We decided to roadshow the aircraft following the high level of interest shown by private pilots, training schools and charter operators and as an indication of our commitment to
The US Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency have certificated the turbocharged Gippsland Aeronautics GA8-TC 320 Airvan. Several GA8-TC 320 Airvans have already been delivered to customers in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, while one is already in Europe where it will shortly be registered in France to skydive operator ChuteXtrem.
Victoria’s coalition leader Ted Ballieu announced on November 7 that the state would launch a bid to host the Australian leg of the Red Bull Air Race from 2013. The Coalition government is preparing a proposal which would see the Air Race held in Geelong over the southwest corner of Corio Bay, with key vantage
The Victorian government is issuing a tender to lease a Boeing 747 or DC-10 water bombing aircraft for the summer as part of plans to head off a repeat of the devastating fires experienced in the previous fire season. “Large aircraft that can carry up to eight times the water or retardant of smaller firefighting