The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has presented LifeFlight’s Dan Tyler its most prestigious accolade. Tyler is the latest recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, which acknowledges 50 years of accident and violation-free flying by an individual, their exemplary service, professionalism and devotion to aviation safety. A native American (and an early “Rotor
Australia’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has released a public consultation paper on proposed reforms that aim to modernise the laws protecting the airspace around airports. The paper, titled, Modernising Airspace Protection, proposes a number of reforms to existing legislation following an examination of the legislative, regulatory and administrative arrangements in relation to airspace
Virgin Australia plans to expand its codeshare network through a new partnership with Air Canada. From early 2017, Virgin will place its VA airline code on Air Canada’s flights from Los Angeles to four Canadian cities – Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Later, the Australian carrier plans to codeshare on Air Canada’s nonstop flights from Brisbane
Passengers on Tigerair Australia are now able to have a paperless flight thanks to the airline’s introduction of mobile boarding passes. Those booked to travel on Tigerair services can checkin online and have a boarding pass sent to their mobile phone via email or SMS, the airline said on Wednesday. There is also an Apple
Northrop Grumman Australia has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the value of distributed connectivity by linking up two Royal Australian Air Force simulators and a company test lab in the US, providing virtual training at multiple sites. The demonstration saw a KC-30A simulator and a C-17A Globemaster simulator at RAAF Base Amberley connected with a
Army’s last retired CH-47D Chinook, A15-151, has now become a training aid at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, for use by the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) and the 1st Brigade. A15-151 departed C Squadron, 5 Aviation Regiment, in Townsville for the final time on September 28 for a five-day journey to Darwin by road. Having been
