Having built the first new airport in Australia since Melbourne Tullamarine opened 47 years ago, John Wagner appears to be a man in demand among potential airport owners and operators both at home and abroad. Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, built by Wagner Global Services and located about 20km southwest of Toomoomba and 130km from the
Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR) author David Forsyth estimates it will take about two years to fix the relationship between the industry and the regulator. However, trust between Australia’s aviation players and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) would take longer, Forsyth says. In an indication of the lack of trust in Australia compared with
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) boss Martin Dolan says he is cautiously optimistic missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will eventually be found. Dolan says the ATSB has resumed the search for the missing aircraft this week, following months spent looking at more data and mapping the ocean floor in the likely search area. “We are
Australia’s acting director of aviation safety (DAS) has expressed hope that the regulator’s relationship with industry can be one of mutual respect and understanding. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has been the subject of strong criticism in the recently published Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR). However, Terry Farquarson says criticism of CASA is nothing new,
Further appointments to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) board will be made soon, parliamentary secretary to the minister for industry Bob Baldwin says. Baldwin says the federal government is committed to increasing the breadth of aviation knowledge and experience on the CASA board “to better equip it to set and implement the strategic direction
Virgin Australia is conspicuous for its absence from the list airline members in Etihad Airways’ new ‘Etihad Airways Partners’ airline alliance arrangement. Etihad Airways Partners brings together Etihad plus five of the partner airlines in which it holds equity stakes in – airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Jet Airways and Swiss-based Darwin Airline (which operates as Etihad
