BAE Systems has teamed with Beechcraft and CAE to bid for the ADF’s new pilot training system program, in what will likely be the first of many teaming announcements for the AIR 5428 tender. The arrangement will see BAE Systems’ training, systems integration and sustainment capabilities paired with CAE’s simulation, training and support services and
Qatar Airways will formally join the oneworld alliance from the end of October, as the airline prepares to become the 11th operator of the A380. From its first flights on October 30, Qatar will offer oneworld’s full range of services and benefits. The roughly 3 million members of Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club will benefit from
CASA and the Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) have formed closer working relationships following the appointment by CASA of a liaison officer to work with association on its review of proposed new regulations and standards. Dale South, project manager in the regulator’s Rotary Wing Regulations section, has been appointed as the liaison officer between CASA
The ATSB has found that an engine shutdown aboard an Emirates A380 departing Sydney on November 11 2012 was the result of significant internal damage that had initiated within the high-pressure turbine (HPT) module. The aircraft, A6-EDA, was climbing through 9,000ft when the crew reported hearing a loud bang accompanied by a No 3 engine
The arrival of two AS350 BA Squirrel helicopters of 723 Squadron on the flightdeck of the Spanish Armada oil replenishment ship ESPS Cantabria signalled a significant moment for both the Armada and the Royal Australian Navy, the first occasion of a foreign helicopter embarkation for both navies. Cantabria has been in Australia on extended deployment
Nineteen-year-old Ryan Campbell has set a new record as the youngest person to fly solo around the world. Landing on September 7 back in Wollongong, from where he had taken off 70 days before, Campbell flew the specially-modified Cirrus SR22 24,000nm via 34 enroute destinations in 15 countries, clocking up 200 flying hours. “I’d come
