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Tigerair Australia pilots "looking for a fair deal"
/ | 14 Comments on Tigerair Australia pilots "looking for a fair deal"Tigerair Australia passengers face a weekend of potential flight delays and cancellations after two pilot unions confirmed plans to take protected industrial action over a new employment contract. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFPA), which represents about 75 per cent of Tigerair Australia pilots, said the protected industrial action would commence at 0600 on
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Qantas and Air Niugini proposed expanded codeshare rejected
/ | 10 Comments on Qantas and Air Niugini proposed expanded codeshare rejectedAustralia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) says it plans to knock back Qantas’s request to expand its codeshare agreement with Air Niugini on Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) routes. In February, Qantas sought to continue existing arrangements where the two carriers codeshare on the Sydney-Port Moresby route (operated by Air Niugini) and the Brisbane-Port Moresby route
Read moreAviation human factors expert Dr Rob Lee remembered
/ | 10 Comments on Aviation human factors expert Dr Rob Lee rememberedLong-time aviation administrator and human factors expert Rob Lee died on Friday. “It is our melancholy duty to advise that Dr Rob Lee AO, a great leader and aviation safety visionary passed away peacefully on Friday morning 27 April 2018,” the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Monday afternoon. “Whilst he will long be
Read moreAirbus says it has plenty to do to reach 800 deliveries target
/ | 1 Comment on Airbus says it has plenty to do to reach 800 deliveries targetAirbus has reaffirmed its full year guidance of 800 aircraft deliveries in calendar 2018 as it works to overcome engine production issues that have hampered its A320neo narrowbody program so far in the current year. The global aerospace giant said on Friday (European time) it had delivered 121 aircraft in the three months to March
Read morePay’s Group – trying different things
/ | 3 Comments on Pay’s Group – trying different thingsFrom cropdusting fields with an old Tiger Moth to conducting life-saving aerial firefighting, it’s fair to say the Pay’s Group has just about done it all in 60 years. Based out of Scone in regional New South Wales, the group is a busy operation these days, split into the four main arms of Pay’s Air
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European MALE RPA concept unveiled
/ | 4 Comments on European MALE RPA concept unveiledA full-scale model of a proposed European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) was unveiled at the 2018 ILA Berlin Airshow on April 26. The air vehicle is jointly designed by Airbus Defence & Space, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo Aircraft Division, and the T-tail and rear-mounted pusher propeller engines layout bear a
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