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Eyes in the Skies As we enter an era of ultra long-haul flying, an Australian company is literally examining how we look at flying Founded in 1999 at the Australian National University in Canberra, Seeing Machines has grown to employ more than 200 people globally. The company is involved in developing computer vision technologies which
The power of mixing with your peers The AAAA Convention underscored the importance of professionals getting together to improve safety, learn new skills and to celebrate what a great career aviation can be. Dr Tony Kern (a speaker at previous AAAA Conventions) talks about the ‘three dragons’ of ignorance, apathy and isolation – ‘don’t know,
Supporting the success of new entrants The June announcement that JetGo had entered voluntary administration was a blow for our regions, with RPT services by the airline suspended immediately. A relatively new entrant, JetGo’s RPT services had been welcome additions for many regional centres on the east coast, and the airline had shown great vision
Keep em Separated Drones throw up challenging airspace and infrastructure issues Individuals and large multi‑national corporations all over the world are devising increasingly sophisticated recreational and commercial uses for drones, bringing with them new and different airspace and infrastructure needs. With that many issues will arise in the near and medium term to safely and
Ranger X Flying the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X I didn’t need to be asked twice when the opportunity to jump in on a ferry flight of Bell’s brand-new 505 Jetranger X came up in late May. The new five-seat short light single’ fills the void in the Bell (note, just ‘Bell’, the company
A Sandringham to the Snowy Mountains The lake is possibly the highest, if not the highest, altitude of water at 3,800ft, where a large four-engined flying boat has conducted operations. eric allen The flying boats of Ansett Flying Boat Services were an impressive sight in Sydney Harbour for many years. Operating the scheduled air link
