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Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Secretary Mike Mrdak says the appointment of a new Director of Aviation Safety (DAS) at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority will be made shortly. Mrdak said there had been an extensive search process that considered local and overseas candidates. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Virgin Australia is on the lookout for a new chairman, with Neil Chatfield to step down from the board after eight years as a director. Chatfield, who was appointed a Virgin Australia director May 2006 and named chairman in June the following year, says he will remain on the board until the new chairman comes

An aviation and medical student has won the Australia Women Pilot’s Association’s (AWPA) navigation component scholarship, sponsored by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Jasmine Morris of Healesville in Victoria was awarded the RAAF scholarship worth $7000. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

The Australian division of the Royal Aeronautical Society (Raes) has appointed Doug Nancarrow to the newly created position of general manager. RAeS Australian division president Noel Schmidt said the general manager position, which will be part-time, was created to help the society take a more productive and effective leadership role in the local aviation and