Pilots urged to report wirestrikes
The ATSB has called on pilots to report wirestrike incidents after a recent report showed that there were around 100 incidents which were not reported between 2003 and 2011. In its study of reporting of wirestrike incidents, the ATSB found that over the nine year period that nearly 40 per cent of wirestrikes were not
Nominations have opened for the inaugural national Aerospace Innovation Awards, which will be presented at next year’s Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport. Six awards will be presented in the following categories: Defence Industry National Innovation Award, Civil Industry National Innovation Award, Defence Industry SME Innovation Grant, Civil Industry SME Innovation Grant, Scholarship for Defence
Boeing completes Silent Eagle CWB wind tunnel tests
Boeing has completed wind tunnel tests on the F-15 Silent Eagle’s conformal weapons bay (CWB) at is facility in St Louis. The wind tunnel tests used a scale model of the Silent Eagle to determine the effect of various air speeds and flight angles. More detailed tests later this year will focus on the aerodynamic
New Australian research shows that thunderstorms can produce turbulence more than 100km away from a storm cell, calling for a rethink of current turbulence avoidance guidelines. Dr Todd Lane from the Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science says that research has shown that thunderstorms can cause gravity waves which modify airflow, strengthening jet stream
Qantas has launched a new advertising and social media campaign aimed at repairing its damaged image. The campaign features a new tagline, “You’re the reason we fly” and a subtle change to the slogan on the side of two of its aircraft, an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 737, to ‘The Spirit of Australians’. “Our customers
Virgin to exit from AirAsia X
Virgin Group plc will reportedly sell out its 10 per cent stake in Malaysian based longhaul low cost carrier AirAsia X. According to Malaysian press reports, the British parent company of Virgin Atlantic Airways will sell its stake to AirAsia and Aero Ventures, which is controlled by AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and co-founder Kamarudin Meranum,
