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WSI will have ‘contingencies’ for delayed metro opening, says CEO
/ | 1 Comment on WSI will have ‘contingencies’ for delayed metro opening, says CEOSpeaking to Australian Aviation, WSI CEO Simon Hickey said passengers should be able to easily reach St Marys from the airport and vice versa with or without the metro. It comes as works proceed on the platforms for the metro station outside the terminal.
Read moreTickets officially open for RAAF Richmond’s centennial air show
/ | 1 Comment on Tickets officially open for RAAF Richmond’s centennial air showThe Airshow will take place over the weekend of 27 and 28 September 2025 with gates open at 9am and flying displays to be conducted from 11am to 4.30pm. Tickets officially went on sale on August 13.
Read moreMore than 40k remote pilot licences issued, CASA confirms
/In recent years, remote pilots have overtaken CASA-licensed fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and other pilots to become Australia’s biggest pilot group, according to CASA.
Read moreFormer PM Rudd tours aerial drone headquarters of Shield AI
/The American defence company produces the V-BAT vertical-takeoff and landing, AI-based uncrewed aerial system for military, border protection, law enforcement, search and rescue, climate surveillance and disaster management operations.
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Rohde and Schwarz
/Rohde and Schwarz is a German multinational electronics group specializing in the fields of electronic test equipment, broadcast & media, cybersecurity, radio monitoring and radiolocation, and radiocommunication. The company also provides products for wireless communications, the electronics industry, aerospace and defense, homeland security and critical infrastructures.
Read morePilot standby duty is work, High Court affirms
/In a brief judgment, Australia’s highest court rejected an appeal by Corporate Air Charter Pty Ltd of a ruling by the Full Federal Court that standby duty counts as “work”, and must therefore be included in calculations of pilots’ average weekly work hours.
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