The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has obtained a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operator’s certificate to assist with its investigations. The certificate will allow the ATSB to use RPAs, more commonly referred to as drones, to “gather data and evidence during its on-site investigations”. ATSB transport safety investigation manager Derek Hoffmeister has been designated chief
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has ended an investigation into a possible collision between an aircraft and drone near Parafield Airport in Adelaide after concluding the incident involved a flying fox. The incident took place on July 11, when a single-engine Socata Tobago TB-10 VH-YTG was on final approach to runway 03L at Parafield
Honeywell’s around-the-world tour of its Boeing 757 flying tech lab has reached Australia. The 757, which stands out because of a third pylon behind the cockpit, touched down in Melbourne on July 21, having flown in from Jakarta. It then visited Canberra on Tuesday July 25, before taking off for Fiji and Hawaii ahead of concluding its
Boeing has upgraded its forecasts for the number of new pilots required over the next two decades as airlines boost their fleets with new aircraft and add more flights to an ever-expanding route network to meet the growing demand for air travel. The manufacturer’s 2017-2036 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook, which was published at EAA
Quickstep lifts production of F-35 parts in 2016/17
Quickstep Holdings says it more than doubled the number of delivered parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project in the three months to March 31 2017 and is expecting a “strong growth trajectory” in the period ahead. The Australian manufacturer said it delivered 410 parts for the F-35 program in the three months to
Talisman Saber 2017 concludes
Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 has culminated with an amphibious landing onto the central Queensland coast, with troops bought to shore by landing craft and helicopters from an expeditionary strike group led by the USS Bonhomme Richard and including the Royal Australian Navy amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra. The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Saber 2017, centred around
