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Aviation Australia enters new maintenance training partnership

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July 8, 2024
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The deal will allow the joint delivery of the Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Mechanical) by Aviation Australia, providing a pathway for local students in the region to attain the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 66 aircra…

Melbourne Airport surrenders in battle over rail link station

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July 8, 2024
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The airport, which had insisted an underground station was the best solution, has bowed to pressure after the federal government’s mediator, Neil Scales, sided with the state government.

Finalists unveiled for Australian Aviation Awards 2024

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July 8, 2024
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In total, a record 160 contenders are set to compete across 17 group and 11 individual award categories – the highest number of categories since the awards program’s inception.

Unsuccessful Prototype: The Story Of Piper’s Single-Engine PA-47 ‘PiperJet’

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July 7, 2024
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The single-jet engine project was eventually abandoned, and only one aircraft was ever built.

Ground Stops In Commercial Aviation: 5 Things You Should Know

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July 7, 2024
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The orders are the most restrictive when it comes to air traffic management.

Ultimate Escape Vehicle: Inside The Kodiak 100

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July 5, 2024
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From seaplane to executive transport to humanitarian missions this turboprop can do it all.

Airlines unite against ‘pay on delay’ as lawyers support bill

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July 5, 2024
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The Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024 would, among its other provisions, introduce compensation for passengers hit with delays of longer than three hours, and require the transport minister to implement an airline code of conduct.

Unsecured engine door may have caused Perth Chipmunk crash

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July 5, 2024
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In its preliminary report, the transport safety watchdog said that the Chipmunk VH-POR, a former military training aircraft that collided with the ground shortly after takeoff on 26 April, killing its pilot, appeared to have two unfastened latches on i…

Defence welcomes Singapore air force detachment

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July 5, 2024
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The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will be hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force until 18 October this year.

Air traffic controllers approve new enterprise agreement

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July 4, 2024
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Civil Air union members voted in favour of the EA, which was agreed on in principle last month and will include an 11.2 per cent pay rise over three years, with all notified protected industrial actions now cancelled following the ballot.