The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia (AOPA) remains locked in conflict with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) over the latter’s requirement that Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) be fitted to civil aircraft, by June 30 1996. The only exemptions to the requirement, which is spelt out in CAR 252A, are high capacity RPT

Fac Record Profit The Federal Airports Corporation (FAC) has returned a record $128.3m operating profit in the 1993/94 financial year, a 36.5% increase over the previous 12 months. The after tax and abnormals figure is $68.2m, nearly double the previous year’s result. As would be expected, the biggest operating profits came from the four major

Raytheon Wins Crash Lawsuit Raytheon has achieved some good news for general aviation aircraft manufacturers following a California Supreme Court decision to uphold a lower court ruling which overturned a $US57m damages award based on the company and its insurer not acting in good faith by going to trial rather than settling an original lawsuit.

F-111 Parts Guaranteed The RAAF’s fleet of F-111 strike aircraft will not be left short of spare parts when Australia becomes the sole operator of the type in 1998. An agreement between the Australian Government and the USAF has been set up assuring easy access to F-111 spares and in the case of larger and