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/Students bring a range of approaches to flying training Thank you Dave, I appreciate all that you did to help me get my commercial licence. ” The call came from a student who had got his CPL that morning. To misquote Clint Eastwood, it made my day. There are students and there are students. This
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/Centenary of Military Flight Air Show RAAF Williams RAAF base Point Cook was the place to be over the weekend of March 1 and 2. Each day the ADF held an airshow commemorating the Centenary of Military Aviation. The event got off to an early start with the 7. 40am flight of a Bristol Biplane,
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/The big end of town could learn from regional aviation Our industry is going through an extraordinary period of adjustment. Qantas and Virgin’s bitter rivalry and determination to increase marketshare at any cost appears to be driving both companies into the long-term red. The government’s possible intervention on the Qantas Sales Act is largely welcomed
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/The time is ripe to reform CASA AAAA is very encouraged by the diligent work of the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR) Panel established by Minister Truss and looks forward to its report in May. However, it is what will happen with that report that is the crucial issue. Industry is certainly guarded against another
Read moreAdagold establishes charter risk management company
/Australian charter aircraft company Adagold Aviation has established a new company that specialises in risk management strategies for the charter aircraft market. Founded in 2013 and led by former CASA senior executive Rob Collins and aviation consultant Mike Horneman, TechSafe Aviation has been established in the wake of a boom in charter aircraft operations in
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/Regional airport operators are feeling the squeeze Over the last 20 years traffic to regional New South Wales has grown, with a 221 per cent increase in passenger numbers. There are presently 26 regional centres serviced by six airlines across New South Wales. It is widely recognised that beyond immediate contributions, the link between communities
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