Category: Training

Aviation’s representation in mainstream media and education, or lack thereof, is inhibiting females from realising that becoming a pilot is within their capabilities.

The significant impact of fatigue Last issue we highlighted the significant impact fatigue can have on crews. In the case of the Pel-Air Westwind ditching, the aircraft captain, having obtained only 3–3½ hours of average quality sleep, displayed a fixation on a simple plan to land. He and the remainder of the crew were too

Flight training school Soar Aviation has sold a 50 per cent stake in the company to private equity firm The Growth Fund. Soar Aviation founder and chief executive Neel Khokhani said the investment from The Growth Fund would support the company’s expansion plans both locally and overseas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Nine regional locations across Australia are in contention to host Qantas’s proposed new pilot training academy. Qantas announced the shortlist for its new flight school on Friday, which comprised three potential locations in New South Wales, two in Queensland and one in each in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. This content is