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In my last column I wrote on some of the principal findings of the Queensland State Coroner in relation to the Lockhart River accident, and how they related to our industry. I quoted a definition of safety culture which I believe originated with James Reason, and which is worth repeating: “The safety culture of an
10 Years ago • The FAA awarded type certification for the Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 on November 7. The four aircraft test program took place over seven months with 1550 flights involving 2000 flight test hours plus 2220 hours of ground testing. • A US$1. 2 billion contract was signed on November 27 for the acquisition
Army Retires the Iroquois the Australian Army Marked the Retirement of Its Vietnam War Vintage Bell Uh-1h Iroquois With a Lunchtime Farewell Flypast Over Brisbane’s Cbd and Suburbs on September 21. Flying in Company With a Bell 206-b1 Kiowa as a Photo Chase Platform, Three Iroquois Took Off From Victoria Barracks, Enoggera, to Mark the
Defence Retains Point Cook Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Peter Lindsay, Confirmed in Late September That Defence Will Retain Ownership of Historic Raaf Williams Point Cook as an Open Working Heritage Base, With Its Future Use to Balance the Operational, Heritage and Community Needs of the Base. Defence Will Continue to Maintain Point
Apec 2007 the Apec Conference Held in Sydney Over September 8-9 Saw an Influx of Interesting Aircraft Visit Not Just Sydney but Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Raaf Richmond, Flying the Leaders of Over 20 Asia Pacific Rim Nations and Their Support Equipment to Australia. The Sultan of Brunei’s 747-430 V8-ali Callsign ‘v8-ali’ Arrived in Sydney
It’s about a year since word first started coming out of Canberra that the RAAF would acquire a squadron or two of F/A‑18F Super Hornets under the hurriedly introduced Project Air 5349. The Super will provide a Bridging Air Combat Capability (BACC) between the retirement of the F-111C in 2010 and the introduction of the
