Emergency directive issued for R44 main blades
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) grounding all Australian registered Robinson R44 helicopters fitted with main rotor blades carrying the serial number P/N C016-7 (Dash 7) until further notice. The February 21 AD was the result of initial advice from air crash investigators conducting an investigation into a
Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Airports report drop in domestic passenger numbers for January
While international traffic in to and out of Australia continues to grow, the nation’s three major eastern states airports all posted declines in the number of domestic air travellers in January. Brisbane, Melbourne Tullamarine and Sydney airports all had fewer domestic passengers in January compared with the same month a year earlier. Domestic travellers fell
Cessna Citation M2 business jet to feature at Avalon Airshow
Aeromil Pacific will showcase the Cessna Citation M2 business jet for the first time to the public at the upcoming Avalon Airshow. The Citation M2, which can carry six passengers up to 1,580 nautical miles, was one of several Cessna aircraft that will be on static display at the airshow. Others included the Citation Sovereign,
Five Australian teams progress in Airbus Fly Your Ideas student competition
One hundred teams, including five from Australia and one from New Zealand, are in the hunt for the EUR 30,000 major prize in Airbus’s global student competition Fly Your Ideas. Airbus, which runs the competition in partnership with UNESCO, whittled down the 518 original entries submitted at the end of 2014 to the top 100
Borghetti sings Tigerair Australia’s praises
Virgin Australia’s first half financial figures suggest that while Tigerair Australia is still a drag on the airline group’s results, the low-cost carrier may have taken the first steps on the path towards putting years of losses, a safety-related grounding and poor reputation for customer service behind it. John Borghetti says the transformation of Tigerair from
Gulfstream corporate jet sets two city-pair speed records
A Gulfstream G650ER business jet has set two new city-pair records as part of a one-stop trip around the world. A G650ER with three passengers and four crew completed the 6,939nm (12,851km) journey from White Plains, New York to Beijing in 13 hours and 20 minutes, travelling at an average speeed of Mach 0.87. Then,
