Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) chief commissioner Greg Hood says the greater use of data to identify trends will be a big focus in the period ahead. While the ATSB will continue to investigate major accidents and incidents, there will also be an emphasis on uncovering potential safety issues as part of efforts to be
The industry body covering ex-military and historic aircraft has welcomed new regulations covering their operation. On Friday, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester announced ex-military, replica ex-military and certain historic aircraft would be covered under a new Part 132 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR). This content is available exclusively to Australian
Alliance Airlines is offering people headed to the 2016 Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) induction dinner a free flight from Brisbane to the event at Temora Aviation Museum near Wagga Wagga. The regional carrier says the flight will depart Brisbane for Wagga Wagga on the morning of Saturday November 12 – the day of
Rather than merely keeping the seat warm until a permanent replacement is named, Shane Carmody says he intends to exercise the full authority of his office to maintain the pace of reform at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). In his first public speech to industry since starting as acting director of aviation safety and
Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) chairman Jim Davis says the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) needs to “get serious” about reform to ensure the local industry can better compete internationally. Specifically, Davis called for CASA regulations to be properly harmonised with relevant overseas authorities such as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European
Senior public servant Shane Carmody has taken his seat as acting chief executive of Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said Carmody, whose most recent position was as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, would be in the role for up to 12 months or