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Alice Springs expands solar power station, opens under cover car park
/ | 3 Comments on Alice Springs expands solar power station, opens under cover car parkAlice Springs Airport has opened an expansion of its solar power station, the supporting structure for which has provided 98 additional undercover parking spaces. The new $1.9 million 325kW photovoltaic (PV) system consists of 996 new panels, and was constructed on top of a steel structure that provides shaded, premium car parking. This content is
Read moreMelbourne, Brisbane airports post international pax growth in April
/Melbourne and Brisbane airports recorded double-digit growth in international passengers in April as local and overseas flyers took to the skies over Easter and the ANZAC Day weekends. Tullamarine had 651,320 international passengers in April, up 13.8 per cent from the same month a year ago, while in Brisbane, international traffic rose by 13.7 per
Read moreFourth CSeries takes flight
/The fourth Bombardier CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV4) has made its first flight from the company’s Mirabel facility near Montreal. The flight comes just four days after the aircraft received its Transport Canada flight test permit, and lasted nearly three hours. During the flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 41,000 feet and an airspeed
Read moreCertified UAS operators in Australia hits 100
/The Australian Certified UAV Operators Association (ACUO) has announced that Australia now has 100 certified UAS operators registered with CASA. The milestone comes after an analysis of CASA’s certificate holder records by ACUO, and confirms that micro and small businesses are the driving force behind the industry in Australia, rather than traditional aerospace and defence
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/New course for aerospace support The Defence Science and Technology Organisation’s Aerospace Division helps the government act as a smart buyer and prudent operator, with safety always the top priority. Construction of Australia’s first aeronautical research facility began at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne just before the outbreak of the Second World War in an area
Read moreCairns Aviation Skills Centre to celebrate 10 years
/The 10th anniversary of the opening of the Cairns Aviation Skills Centre (CASC) will be celebrated in July with a dinner event for state and federal representatives, and for existing and former directors and staff. A campus of the Brisbane-based Aviation Australia, the CASC was established in 2004 in response to industry demand to provide
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