Australian Aviation

How you fly is what you are It doesn’t matter if you are a politician, a regulator, a CEO, a chief pilot, a LAME or a pilot – your actions speak louder than your words. Of course it is important to spend time consulting, listening, motivating and clearly articulating a vision – it’s critical to

A Germanwings Airbus A320 carrying 144 passengers and six crew has crashed in a remote part of the French Alps. Flight tracking data showed flight 4U 9525 took off from Bacelona El Prat Airport bound for Dusseldorf at 0955 local time on Tuesday and had reached a cruising attitude of 38,000 feet before the aircraft entered a

Qantas retires the 767-338ER On December 27 Qantas retired the 767 from passenger service with the five remaining aircraft operating their final flights on that day. 767-338ER VH-OGL operated the final Qantas passenger service by type as QF767 from Melbourne to Sydney. Later with its Qantas titles and kangaroo removed it departed Sydney on January

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is hosing a number of workshops in April and May, following the release of the second edition of its safety management system (SMS) resource kit. The one-day workshops will be held in every state and territory capital except Hobart. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a

John Vincent has been named as the new president of the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society. A 40-year veteran of the aviation industry, including roles with the Air Pacific, Ansett and Qantas, Vincent takes over from AIRCDRE Noel Schmidt AM CSC (Ret.). He will be in the role for the next two years.

First HATS EC135 takes off With the ink barely dry on Boeing Defence Australia’s contract with the ADF for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), the first EC135 T2+ that will train Army and Navy pilots and aircrew under the program completed its maiden flight on January 16 at Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, Germany facility. This