iscoverConstruction of a new $11.5 million aviation fire fighting training ground at Melbourne Airport in underway. The ‘hot fire’ training facility will be the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere, with more than 250 fire fighters expected to pass through each year, Airservices Australia says. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Hawker Pacific has completed what it says are several firsts in major avionics upgrades at its Asia Pacific Customer Service centres. The company recently completed the retrofit of a Rockwell Collins Proline 21 for a Philippine-based customer at its Manila Service Centre, a world-first on a King Air 350. Another was done in tandem at
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has announced plans to hold its annual meeting and convention from October 10-12 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Coolum, Queensland. “The event brings people and business together from around Australia and internationally, it is of tremendous benefit to the industry as a whole, providing the platform for
Hawker Pacific has announced the sale of as many as 26 Diamond DA40 CS aircraft to Flight Training Adelaide, with the first four set for delivery by mid year. Eight of the single engine four-seaters are scheduled to be delivered in 2012, with the flight school taking options on 18 additional aircraft scheduled for delivery
Innovators in the aerospace and maritime industries will be honoured with new awards including grants and scholarships. Nominations for the awards, which were launched after Thursday’s session of the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition, will be sought in mid 2012 with entries judged by an independent panel. The awards are sponsored by Aerospace Australia Ltd
Phantom Media, publisher of Australian Aviation and Australian Defence Business Review (or ADBR) magazines, has published the first Australian defence magazine app for the iPad, released to coincide with the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition this week. Featuring the January-February Pacific 2012 issue of ADBR, the app is for now a one-off, but Phantom Media
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