Australian Aviation

Safety is the ultimate passenger experience While reporting on the Germanwings flight 9525 disaster and following the announcements and early analyses from investigators and prosecutors, a recurring theme has been the level of concern from the general public about flight safety. The passenger experience, at its very core, is about getting safely from A to

Australian Defence Force (ADF) members have been celebrated each year in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards, and more women are being encouraged to enter in 2015. The awards have already rewarded and raised the profile of thousands of women across all areas of business that have pushed boundaries and achieved excellence, the organisers stated. Women

The construction of the new facilities that will support the introduction of the F-35A Lightning II at RAAF Base Williamtown has commenced. The project, which is valued at almost $1.5 billion overall, will provide facilities at 10 bases across Australia. Facilities construction work at Williamtown is expected to bring about $950 million worth of work

Instant scrutiny, life-long repercussions The shock of the loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 is slowly subsiding. Preliminary details potentially point to a horrific act with its shock waves reverberating around the world. So where to from here? As always it seems, the social media frenzy was the first response to the tragedy. There were half-baked

Etihad Airways has appointed a 25-year industry veteran with experience across Europe, the Americas and India as its new general manager for Australia and New Zealand. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier says Sarah Built will move to Australia from London, where she has been Etihad’s manager for global industry sales since joining the company in 2011.

ICAO’s concerns over Thai aviation regulation Thailand is now one of the busiest low cost carrier (LCC) hubs in Asia but its no-frills operators have just been handed a slap in the face by some of their major target markets. And all thanks to the country’s shaky reputation for safety oversight. Indeed, news that the