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CASA has operned a new round of safety promotion scholarships. The safety regulator is calling for applications from organisations promoting aviation safety to apply for sponsorship –  financial or in-kind – for activities and events such as conferences, workshops and seminars, as well as publications. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo

Domestic flyers have been treated to improved punctuality in 2013/14, with all local airlines bar Tigerair Australia posting a lift in on-time performance, new figures show. In the 12 months to June 30 2014, 83.8 per cent of all flights left within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and

Exercise Pitch Black 14 participants have taken part in a unique air-to-air photo shoot over Darwin and its surrounds. These images by RAAF photographer CPL David Gibbs show differing combinations of representatives of the fast jet participants in the exercise – RAAF classic and Super Hornets, Royal Thai Air Force Gripen, United Arab Emirates Air

As concern continues to mount over the ability of some cockpit crews to handle the increasingly complex computer systems in the new generation of big jets, particularly when things go wrong, Airbus has moved to revolutionise its pilot training program. TOM BALLANTYNE was among a small select group of aviation writers given an exclusive briefing

The New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released the New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan. The plan, termed New Southern Sky, is designed to provide a pathway for the transition to new technologies and manage the changes to airspace that are needed with increased

Putting the Mobility into Airlift The RAAF’s force element group (FEG) tasked with the movement of ADF personnel, materiel and forces by air formally changed its name from Air Lift Group (ALG) to Air Mobility Group (AMG) on April 1. The group is headquartered at RAAF Richmond near Sydney and comprises two operational wings, six