Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) president Peter Crook has welcomed some changes to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) new Part 61 regulations. In late May, CASA said it had responded to feedback from the aviation community regarding Part 61 and noted especially the input of the helicopter industry. Crook said the changes were a
One of the two Jetstar Airbus A320s damaged when a fire suppression system triggered inside a maintenance hangar at Newcastle Airport is back in the air. The two narrowbodies – VH-VQW and VH-VQC – were inside the hangar when the fire system tripped on April 23, filling the facility with foam. Flight tracking website Flightaware showed
Australia’s competition regulator has given the green light for Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines to maintain their joint-venture partnership on trans-Pacific routes for the next five years. In a draft decision, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has granted interim authorisation for the two carriers to continue their alliance, arguing it would
Three of the four engines on board the A400M that crashed during a test flight shortly after takeoff from Seville on May 9 experienced “power frozen” after lift-off, investigators have found. Airbus Defence and Space said on Wednesday (European time) preliminary analysis by CITAAM – the organisation in Spain responsible for investigating military aircraft accidents –
CASA bans e-cigarettes from check-in luggage
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says e-cigarettes will be restricted to carry-on luggage only as the lithium-ion batteries used in them pose a fire risk when checked in. The nation’s aviation safety regulator’s new restrictions on e-cigarettes follow the latest International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) technical instructions and come after a fire in the
Vietnam Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900 has been spotted undertaking its first test flight. The A350, which is painted in the airline’s blue and gold colours and bears Vietnamese aircraft registration VN-A886 under the wing, completed its maiden flight at Airbus’s Toulouse headquarters on Tuesday (European time). Vietnam Airlines has 14 A350s on order – 10
