Cessna TTx heading to Australia for demonstration tour
Aeromil Pacific will showcase the Cessna TTx at a series of demonstration events in Australia during April and May. The launch event of the demonstration tour will be held at Aeromil Pacific’s facility at Sunshine Coast Airport on April 28. Aeromil Pacific is Cessna’s authorised sales representative for the manufacturer’s single-engine range of aircraft in
RAAF pilots complete first flight in P-8A Poseidon
RAAF Flight Lieutenant James Pears is the first Australian to fly a P-8A Poseidon after taking the maritime surveillance aircraft on a four-hour flight around US Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The flight took place on Tuesday afternoon US time, Defence said in a statement. “The aircraft handles well and performs to expectations; the levels of automation
IATA introduces new safety assessment scheme
Airlines and private charter companies that fly small aircraft with maximum takeoff weight below 5,700kg will be able to undertake an International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety audit under a new scheme. The industry group representing the world’s airlines has introduced a voluntary safety audit program called the IATA Standard Safety Assessment (ISSA). IATA said
RAAA launches 2015 scholarships
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) is calling for applications for its 2015 pilot and engineering scholarships. There are four scholarships available in 2015, with applications due by July 31. The winners of the Ansett Aviation Training Pilot Scholarship, Hawker Pacific/Australian Avionics Aircraft Maintenance (Avionics) Engineers Scholarship, Jeppesen Aircraft Maintenance (Avionics) Engineers Scholarship and Jeppesen
Airbus Group Australia Pacific has delivered its first H145 helicopter to this part of the world. The New Zealand-based customer who accepted delivery of the H145 was replacing its earlier model EC145, Airbus Group Australia Pacific said. Airbus Group Australia Pacific, previously known as EADS Australia Pacific before the company rebranded in 2014, represents the Airbus
Qantas-China Eastern alliance gets government backing
The federal government’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has called on Australia’s competition regulator to reverse course and give Qantas’s proposed alliance with China Eastern the green light. In March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it a draft determination it intended to knock back the tie-up, arguing the partnership would give Qantas
