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Report into Fokker 100 hard landing released
/A report into the hard landing of Network Aviation Fokker 100 at Nifty Aerodrome in WA in October 2012 has been released. The report has attributed the incident to dry windshear and a sudden 32kt tailwind on final approach which saw the airspeed drop from 133 knots to 110 knots and the rate of descent
Read moreAAA calls for aerodrome safety regs review
/ | 1 Comment on AAA calls for aerodrome safety regs reviewThe Australian Airports Association (AAA) has called for a full review of the CASA regulations governing the operation of Australian aerodromes as part of its submission to the government’s review of aviation safety regulation. Specifically, the industry body says MOS Part 139 should be reviewed as a matter of priority to bring the standards up
Read moreBoeing delivers two 787 BBJs
/ | 5 Comments on Boeing delivers two 787 BBJsBoeing says it has delivered two 787-8 Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) in the past week. The deliveries, to undisclosed customers but believed to include Michael Dell from Dell Computers, are the second and third 787 BBJs out of 13 currently on order through to 2018. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome
Read moreScholarship winner starts at Aviation Australia
/The winner of the prestigious Aviation Aeroskills scholarship at the 2013 Aerospace Education Awards has commenced study at Aviation Australia in Brisbane. Mitchell Eikenloff was one of two scholarship winners through the Aerospace Gateway Schools program, and will have the costs of an institutional Certificate IV in Aeroskills at Aviation Australia covered by the scholarship.
Read moreIAI Taxibot sets new tug speed mark
| 5 Comments on IAI Taxibot sets new tug speed markThe Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) TaxiBot narrow-body aircraft tug has set a record of 23 knots (41kmh) during taxi trials with a 74 tonne Airbus 320 at its Chateauroux test site in France. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login.
Read moreAirbus names new ACJ head
/Airbus has announced that Benoit Defforge has been appointed Managing Director, Airbus Corporate Jets. The appointment, effective from January 1 will see Defforge head up Airbus’s corporate jet business globally, and will be combined with his previous role as Head of the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
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