All articles by Emma Kelly – Page 5
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Seabird prepares to remodel Seeker patrol aircraft
Australian aircraft manufacturer Seabird Aviation has launched a major redesign of its Seeker patrol and surveillance aircraft in a bid to "revolutionise" airborne surveying.
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Australian Antarctic division freezes services due to runway concerns
The Australian Antarctic Division has put on hold Airbus A319LR services between Hobart, Tasmania and Wilkins aerodrome, Antarctica because of safety concerns with the aerodrome's blue ice runway as a result of warmer than normal temperatures.
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Hawker Pacific plots expansion after Seacor investment
Australian aerospace sales and product support company Hawker Pacific plans to use funding from new part-owner Seacor to provide fixed-base operations and maintenance repair and overhaul activities in India, Singapore and Shanghai, as well as expanding its Asia-based aircraft salesforce.
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Gippsland prepares to float turbocharged Airvan
Australian general aviation manufacturer GippsAero and US aircraft float manufacturer Wipaire aim to bring to market a float programme for the turbocharged GA8TC Airvan in 2012.
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Australia introduces flexible control of military airspace
Australia has introduced a series of changes to the way military airspace operates in the country following a two-year review designed to deliver more flexible and efficient airspace usage.
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CHC clinches largest helicopter services contract in Australian history
CHC Helicopter has secured what is believed to be the largest helicopter service contract ever awarded in Australia with a A$300 million ($294 million) five-year deal from Woodside Energy's Australian operations.
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Australia, Indonesia begin ADS-B data sharing
The air traffic service providers of Australia and Indonesia have started exchanging flight data using automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast for aircraft...
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Australia proposes simulator training for
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has released a notice of proposed rule making for mandatory flight simulator training for "non-normal" exercises, such as a simulated system failure, in a move to improve the flight training safety environment.
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Australian Senate opens safety inquiry
The Australian Senate has launched an inquiry into the country's pilot training and airline safety amid concerns that standards are falling.
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Australia moves forward Smart Skies project
The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA) has successfully completed the latest round of flight testing as part of its Smart Skies project which is researching, developing and flight testing key technologies to enable the more efficient utilisation of airspace by manned and unmanned aircraft.
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Seabird global demo tour sparks customer interest
Australian manufacturer Seabird Aviation says it has interest worldwide following demonstrations of its Seeker surveillance aircraft fitted with L-3 Wescam's MX-10 imaging system.
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Douglas DC-10 air tanker deemed unsuitable for Australian firefighting
Australia's Bushfire Co-operative Centre has concluded that, based on the evidence collected during a three-month trial of a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 air tanker in Victoria earlier this year, such an aircraft is not suitable for effectively suppressing fires under most Australian wildfire conditions.
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Australia releases request for tender for Antarctic charter services
The Australian Antarctic Division has released a request for tender for the provision of charter services between Australia and Antarctica.
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AVWest swells charter fleet as demand soars
Australian charter services and fixed-base operator AVWest is planning to add a further two to four aircraft to its fleet in the medium term beyond the four recently ordered Bombardier Global Express XRS.
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Australia probes Victoria's firefighting policy
Australia's Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission has recommended a review of the state's policies on aerial preparedness, standby arrangements and management of firefighting aircraft in its report into the Black Saturday fires of February 2009.
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BAE Systems 'lands Australia interim basic flying training contract'
Australia's Department of Defence is believed to be in discussions with BAE Systems Australia on the details of its interim basic flying training contract.
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Australian aviation groups launch GA rescue plan
Australian aviation associations have grouped together to propose a 10-point General Aviation Rescue Package based on US practices they hope will arrest the sector's decline.
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Aspire makes progress on improving air traffic management efficiency
The Asia Pacific Aspire collaborative effort is designed to make air traffic management greener. Is it succeeding?
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Gippsland preparing for G18 market entry within two years
India's Mahindra Group, the new owner of Australian general aviation manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics, aims to bring a 10-seat stretch of the popular GA8 Airvan and the relaunched Nomad to market within the next two years.
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Australian safety authority suspends air operator certificates of twos
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority in late July suspended air operator certificates of two Sydney Bankstown airport-based charter operators, one of which suffered a fatal crash of a Piper Mojave close to the Australian general aviation airport in June.