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
Incoming Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) director of aviation safety (DAS) retired Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore will have a one-month handover period starting December 1 before formally taking up his new role. The current CASA acting DAS Terry Farquharson said in his November briefing note published on November 25 that Skidmore would officially become
Aviation Australia graduate Rachel Dudok was presented with this year’s Vocational Student of the Year at the Australian Training Awards which took place in Adelaide on November 21. She was shortlisted for the award early in November after winning Queensland’s Vocational Student of the Year. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
When Poh Ling Yeow creates a dish, the recipe is usually drawn up for between four and eight people. Ten at most. However, her new collaboration with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) means preparing meals for a fully loaded Airbus A330-300 filled with 283 passengers, which can be quite a daunting process. This content is available exclusively
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.