Smaller operators easier to get DAMPs
CASA is introducing a more simplified drug and alcohol management processes for smaller aviation organisations not engaged in RPT operations. Organisations with seven employees or less who are engaged in safety sensitive activities will be able to use a standardised DAMP plan provided by CASA, and will also be able to use an e-learning package
NetJets orders Bombardier & Cessna bizjets
Fractional business jet operator NetJets has placed orders for up to 425 new aircraft from Bombardier and Cessna. Bombardier has announced that NetJets has placed a firm order for 75 Challenger 300s which will be delivered from 2014, and 25 Challenger 605s which will be delivered from 2015. NetJets has also taken options on a
Aircraft mechanical engineering students studying at Aviation Australia will get the opportunity to gain advanced hands-on experience at Hawker Pacific’s Cairns facility after the two organisations signed a new agreement on June 12. Under the new arrangements, students undertaking Aviation Australia’s two year International Training Diploma program at its Brisbane campus will relocate to Cairns
Joyce takes over as IATA chairman
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has taken over as chairman of the board of governors of the International Air Transport Association. “The top priorities, as always, will be safety, security, and sustainability. On top of that, I want to see IATA continue to deliver value to its members by being a strong advocate for the industry,”
BAMS Global Hawk crashes in US
A US Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk being used for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstration (BAMS-D) program crashed in Maryland on June 11. The unmanned aerial vehicle was on a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River when it crashed into a tributary of the Nanticoke River. The Navy said that there were no injuries
Emirates president Tim Clark says that his carrier has reached out to Qantas and would like the two carriers to work together, but has denied that the Dubai based carrier is looking to take a stake in the Flying Kangaroo. Speaking to journalists at the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Beijing, Mr Clark confirmed
