Australian Aviation

Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News A380-842 VH-OQC, which was ferried from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on March 15 for planned maintenance (Traffic/May), returned to Sydney as QF6010 on April 9. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and

Is it time for an overhaul of the Aviation Act? As the fire season finally ends and the firefighting helicopters begin their annual maintenance, the mustering season is getting underway in the northern dry season. Of course the emergency services, offshore, tourism, aerial application teams as well as many others are operational all year round.

A record of tackling the hard issues AAAA has celebrated its 60th anniversary over the past year. To remain relevant for this long in aviation, the association has consistently delivered on a simple value-for-money proposition for members. AAAA takes a long, strategic view and has committed significant resources to tackling hard issues – safety culture,

Seeking common sense on maintenance rules There appears to be no safety case or risk analysis conducted by CASA that examines the potential impact, within the existing Australian legal and legislative framework, of a CASA directive to adopt and implement FAA Part 43 maintenance rules for private flying and aerial work. There is also no

Successful forum focus on technical innovation The AAA Airfield Pavement and Lighting Forum and Pavement Technology Workshop in May provided a great overview of some of the technical innovation taking place at airports Australia-wide. It was really pleasing to see speakers from both major and regional airports sharing the latest case studies and research in

When tragedy grabs hold of the mainstream It’s been a high-profile year for commercial airline operations and not necessarily for the right reasons. The Boeing 737 MAX tragedies have dominated the headlines, while the recent vision of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) becoming a fireball has raised the conversation to fever pitch. As always,