A water cannon salute has marked the closure of QantasLink’s turboprop base at Perth Airport. QantasLink has withdrawn its Q400 turboprops from Perth as part of network and fleet changes announced in November 2014. Tuesday March 24 was the Q400’s final day of operations in Perth, with VH-LQJ competing a Perth-Geraldton-Perth rotation in the morning and
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has announced a review of how it deals with medical matters. CASA director of aviation safety (DAS) Mark Skidmore says the review will look at the organisation’s “strategic approach to aviation medicine policy standards and clinical practice development, options for the better delivery of medical services in the future
European regulators have signed off on an increase in maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) for operators of the BAe 146-100/200 regional jet on unpaved runways, following the results of a two-year trial. BAE Systems said the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has removed restrictions on MTOW that were previously in place for the aircraft when used
International passengers at Brisbane Airport will be able to fill out their departure cards electronically in a trial of what the airport says is a world first. Instead of hand writing their personal information on the paper cards, travellers heading out of Australia can enter the details on Brisbane Airport’s mobile app, which is converted
The biennial Safeskies conference has chosen “training for change” as the theme for the 2015 event. The aviation safety conference will be held in Canberra on September 23-24 and feature Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss, Civil Aviation Safety Authority director of aviation safety Mark Skidmore and Chief of
Information technology company Unisys has extended its advanced baggage reconciliation contract with the bulk of Australia’s international airlines for a further four years. The contract, which covers seven Australian international airports – Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney – is for the system that links passengers with their bags and tracks both
