Nominations have opened for the inaugural national Aerospace Innovation Awards, which will be presented at next year’s Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport. Six awards will be presented in the following categories: Defence Industry National Innovation Award, Civil Industry National Innovation Award, Defence Industry SME Innovation Grant, Civil Industry SME Innovation Grant, Scholarship for Defence
The Australian Region of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN) has announced the winners of its three aviation scholarships for 2012. South Australian Ben Catchlove has won the scholarship for a Master of Aviation Management from GAPAN and Griffith University. Mr Catchlove is a First Officer on Qantas’s A330 fleet, and previously
Some private pilots will no longer have to undergo a class 2 medical and will be able to visit any general practitioner under new regulations recently adopted by CASA. The new medical standards for private and recreational operations are based on the unconditional motor vehicle driving licence standard, with a range of aviation specific additional
Embraer has signed a new agreement with its Chinese joint venture partner Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to build Legacy 600 and 650 business jets in China. The aircraft will be built by the two parties’ existing joint venture, Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co (HEAI), which started operations in 2002 building regional jet aircraft
The next Safeskies Conference will be held in Canberra on 16-17 October 2013, organisers have announced. The conference, which is aimed at promoting aviation safety, attracts delegates from across the aviation industry, and has the support of organisations such as CASA, Airservices Australia,the Defence Department, Qantas and Raytheon. This content is available exclusively to Australian
CAE has announced that the ProLine 21 equipped King Air 350 simulator at the Ansett Flight Training Centre in Melbourne has been awarded Level D certification by CASA. The CAE 5000 series full-flight simulator is used by CAE at the Tullamarine facility for business aviation training. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.