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
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation into a collision at Moorabbin Airport on April 11. Piper PA-28 VH-TXH was returning back to Morrabbin Airport after experiencing a “rough running engine” when it overshot the runway and collided with a taxiing Cessna 172. VH-EUU, the ATSB notification said. The incident caused “substantial damage
The Adelaide-based Central Operations of the Royal Flying Doctor Service has ordered a $10 million Pilatus PC-24 twin-jet for rapid medical evacuations and hospital transfers. The aircraft, due for delivery in 2017-18 and the first in RFDS service in Australia, will halve flying times on the organisation’s main routes, including Alice Springs-Adelaide. The jet has
Crowds at the upcoming Australian International Airshow at Avalon will be treated to a flying performance from Awesome Global Stars duo Mark Jefferies and Tom Cassells. The pair promises to fill the skies with “smoke, noise and stunning aerial antics” during the Airshow in Extra 330 aerobatic aircraft. Jefferies says he is excited about returning
It’s been four years in the making but the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the South Australian Government and Adelaide Airport Ltd have reached agreement on a new $13 million aeromedical base at the airport. The project, on which preliminary work has just started to prepare the site, will bring together all South Australia’s aeromedical services
Australia’s Dieter Ebeling has won two medals at the FAI Intermediate World Aerobatic Championships. Competing in an Extra 330LX aircraft, the Perth-based Ebeling won the gold medal for free program at the event held at Mossel Bay in South Africa. And at the end of the competition, Ebeling was ranked second among the 30 pilots
