All articles by Emma Kelly – Page 6
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SimJet: Maximum training at minimum cost
SimJet Training aims to bridge the gap between entry-level training devices and full-flight simulators with a new range of machines
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Airservices Australia heads new green ATM intiative
Airservices Australia is heading a second collaborative environmental air traffic management initiative - the Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce...
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UAV airspace sharing moves forward with Australia's SmartSkies project
Australian researchers are preparing to demonstrate by year-end an automated separation management system (ASMS) they hope will allow manned and unmanned...
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Australia looks to join the space age
There was a time when Australia stood proud as a pioneer of orbital spaceflight. The successful orbital flight of WRESAT made the country only the fourth...
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WRESAT details
Australia's opportunity to make orbital history came at the end of a US intercontinental ballistic missile test programme, which saw nine Redstone rockets...
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Space research programme focused on Australia's special capabilities
The Australian Space Research Programme is designed to channel funds to areas of space science where the country already has expertise, including scramjet...
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Cobham Aviation launches Avro RJ100 shuttle
Cobham Aviation Services Australia launched in late April fly-in/fly-out services between Perth, Karratha and Barrow Island in Western Australia using a modified Avro RJ100, the first time the type has been used in the Australian fly-in/fly-out sector. ...
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Hawker Pacific and Shanghai airport authority open fixed-base operation
Hawker Pacific and joint venture partner the Shanghai Airport Authority have officially opened their new fixed-base operation at Shanghai's Hongquiao airport.
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Australia nears decision on interim pilot training
Canberra is expected to decide on the provision of an interim basic flying training service by early June, having received industry responses to a request...
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Altitude reaches new heights with first VIP completions contract
Air New Zealand subsidiary Altitude Aerospace Interiors has secured its first "green" Boeing Business Jet work, with a contract to fully fit out a BBJ VIP aircraft interior for an Asian customer.
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Embraer completes first Australian Phenom 100 tour
Embraer has completed the first Phenom 100 demonstration tour of Australia. The entry-level aircraft followed up its appearance at the Singapore air show with stops in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
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Gippsland sold to Indian automotive and IT company
The acquisition of a majority stake in Australian general aviation manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics by Indian automotive and information technology group...
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Flight Safety Foundation rolls out global standard for mining sector
The Flight Safety Foundation's Australian office has started the roll-out of the first global aviation standard for the mining and resources sector.
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Hawker Pacific prepares to open Shanghai fixed-base operation
Hawker Pacific will open its new fixed-base operation at China's Shanghai Hongquiao airport on 26 March.
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Australia puts firefighting tankers to the test
At the end of December, less than an hour's drive from this writer's home, more than 30 houses were lost and the area declared a natural disaster after...
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Hawker Pacific clinches Diamond deal
Hawker Pacific has sold seven Diamond aircraft to the University of New South Wales in a deal worth almost...
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NewsSolar-powered UAV could aid Australia fire monitoring
Queensland University of Technology is aiming to have a lightweight, hand-launched, solar-powered unmanned air vehicle commercially available within 24 months...
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Australia in world first for nationwide ADS-B coverage
Australian air traffic service provider Airservices Australia completed the installation and commissioning of its nationwide automatic dependent surveillance...
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Argentina gives green light to GA8 Airvan
Australian general aviation manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics has received Argentinian certification of its GA8...
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Australia prepares for air tanker trials
The Australian state of Victoria will deploy a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 on firefighting missions from January in the first trial of a very large airtanker...