Hawker Pacific receives award from NZ Defence Force
Aircraft sales and support company Hawker Pacific has received an award for excellence from the New Zealand Ministry of Defence. The award for excellence for the provision of a service to Defence in the less than NZ$15 million category relates to Hawker Pacific’s five-year performance based contract with the New Zealand Defence Force to supply
Airbus A350-1000 completes first test flight
The largest variant of Airbus’s A350 family of aircraft has taken flight for the first time. The maiden flight of the A350-1000 took place on Thursday afternoon (European time), when MSN059 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines took off from Airbus’s Toulouse headquarters. The aircraft, with pilots Hugues van der Stichel and Frank Chapman and
Airservices has implemented all recommendations of critical audit
Airservices chief executive Jason Harfield says the nation’s air traffic manager has implemented all the recommendations of a critical audit of procurement arrangements related to the OneSky project and is establishing a more accountable culture among its staff. Federal Parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit heard from Harfield on Friday in relation to Airservices’
Perth Airport awarded capital city airport of the year
Perth Airport has taken out the capital city airport of the year award at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference. The AAA recognised Perth Airport for its “initiatives to significantly enhance the experience for all users and visitors; and its commitment to the local community”. In November 2015, the airport opened the doors to
ATSB seeks to be more data driven
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) chief commissioner Greg Hood says the greater use of data to identify trends will be a big focus in the period ahead. While the ATSB will continue to investigate major accidents and incidents, there will also be an emphasis on uncovering potential safety issues as part of efforts to be
CASA extends ADS-B deadline for private aircraft
Australia’s aviation safety regulator has extended by almost three years the deadline for private aircraft to be fitted with Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. Under the new timeline, announced in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) monthly CASA Briefing note, private aircraft registered before February 6 2014 flying under instrument flight rules (IFR) will now
