iscoverThe fatal crash of a Avtex Air Services Fairchild Metro III VH-OZA off the NSW coast in 2008 was likely to have been caused by pilot spatial disorientation, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined. The Metro had just taken off from Sydney en route to Brisbane on a freight charter run on April
Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen has become the first industry founding partner of the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF), with a sponsorship deal totalling $75,000 over five years. “Jeppesen is the first major aviation organisation and first Founding Partner to come on board. Its contribution will enable us to commence work in developing the Australian Aviation
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has announced a new scholarship for 2011, with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey sponsoring the opportunity for an aircraft engineer to work at its German facilities. Valued at $10,500, the RAAA Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey Powerplant Maintenance + Overhaul Scholarship will be awarded to a current LAME or final year apprentice who has demonstrated
Air New Zealand has launched its Aviation Institute, a consolidated “one-stop-shop” training organisation which will undertake the majority of the airline’s training requirements, plus provide services for third party customers. Comprising five ‘schools’ at two main ‘campusues’ in Auckland and Christchurch, and employing 150 staff providing 35,000 individual courses annually, the Aviation Institute will conduct training
BAE Systems has won a three year contract to provide usage monitoring services for the RAAF’s F/A-18A/B Hornets, in a deal worth approximately $3 million. Under the agreement, BAE will gather and report fatigue-related information about the F/A-18A/B’s airframe and engines, using an Australian developed Maintenance Diagnostic and Service Life Monitoring System (MDSLMS). The company
Boeing has announced that is has successfully achieved qualifications from several international regulatory bodies for its 787 training network. The company has so far received over 20 separate qualifications worldwide, including approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau and the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Those qualifications
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