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Garuda Indonesia has announced that it has appointed Helen Blake as its sales manager NSW and ACT, based in Sydney. Blake previously held the role of regional franchise manager NSW/ACT/QLD for Harvey World Travel and has had a 20 year career in the airline and travel industries. Want to see more stories from trusted news

Dr David Warren, the Australian inventor of the ‘black box’ flight recorder has died, aged 85. Warren was a research scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation’s (DSTO) Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne from 1952 to 1983, and in 1953 was involved in investigations into the crashes of the early De Havilland Comet 1s.

Piper Aircraft has announced that Geoffrey Berger, who is managing director of Imprimis’s Brunei operations, has been appointed as its interim CEO after Kevin J Gould stepped down from the position. Commenting on the management change, Piper’s chairman and managing partner of Imprimis, Stephen W. Berger said, “Kevin’s leadership, first as VP Operations, then as

Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed Stephen Bartos as a part-time member of the International Air Service Commission, effective July 1. Bartos is currently a director of international legal and economics consulting firm LECG, and will join fellow member Ian W Smith. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member