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Residents near Victoria’s Avalon Airport may see an aircraft flying unusually low next week as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) carries out important flight path safety checks. CASA is conducting the checks to make sure instrument procedure flight paths at various aerodromes operate safely. CASA regulations require that the approach procedures are … Continued
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Mojave Demonstrates Takeoff and Landing Versatility on Unimproved Surface SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 3, 2023 / On Aug. 1, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, Calif. The ability to take off … Continued
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26 July 2023, Canberra – A world first trial of space-based VHF voice communications has been successfully completed by Skykraft as part of their development of satellites to provide space-based aviation communications and surveillance services. This trial supports the work on operational space-based aviation VHF services leading up to the World Radio Congress 2023 (WRC-23). Voice … Continued
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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) wants to remind all agricultural operators about the drone safety rules during National Farm Safety Week. In Australia, drones are increasingly being used to carry out agricultural operations such as crop monitoring and spraying, livestock management and land surveying. While the use of drones can deliver improved … Continued
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Aircraft engineers who were recently asked to accept pants over a pay rise have now been asked to give up their work boots. The aircraft engineers are locked in a bitter dispute with their employer over pay and conditions and made headlines in May when they were asked to trade their pay rise for a pair of pants. Now … Continued
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New MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian® Models Add More Than 4,000 Hours SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 14, 2023 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator®, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian® lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours. GA-ASI aircraft … Continued
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Flying safely in and around non-controlled aerodromes is the focus of the latest pilot safety seminar from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Archerfield next week. Most Australian aerodromes are in non-controlled airspace and Australian Transport Safety Bureau statistics show there have been more than 60 incidents, including mid-air and ground collisions, in … Continued
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Flying safely in and around non-controlled aerodromes is the focus of the latest pilot safety seminar from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Kyneton next week. Most Australian aerodromes are in non-controlled airspace and Australian Transport Safety Bureau statistics show there have been more than 60 incidents, including mid-air and ground collisions, in … Continued
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Flying safely in and around non-controlled aerodromes is the focus of the latest pilot safety seminar from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Broken Hill next week. Most Australian aerodromes are in non-controlled airspace and Australian Transport Safety Bureau statistics show there have been more than 60 incidents, including mid-air and ground collisions, … Continued
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On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has today opened a $30 million funding initiative to reduce emissions in the aviation sector. Australia’s aviation industry accounts for roughly 1 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions and is viewed as a hard to abate sector. Most of these emissions are from … Continued
