Independent panel to oversee Sydney air traffic control

Sydney-based charter operator Navair has taken delivery of a new Embraer Phenom 300E

Worn latch and internal sub-parts led to the disconnection of part of a pilot’s five-point restraint during an aerobatic manoeuvre, resulting in minor injuries and a loss of control, an ATSB investigation report details.

Giovanni Pascale Langer has been appointed CEO of Tecnam, with his father Paolo Pascale Langer moving into the role of President.

Sikorsky Australia is marking 10 years of its purpose-built sustainment and logistics facility at Nowra, which has become a key hub for maintaining the Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk fleet.

A $2.3 million upgrade has resurfaced the airstrip at Kalumburu, the remote Kimberley community that relies on air access when wet season floods cut its only road.

Microflite Group will take delivery of two Tecnam P2012 STOLs for Par Avion’s scenic and access flights into Tasmania’s remote south-west.

This crash comic shows how the wind did not change as forecast while pilots were using different runways, putting aircraft on converging paths.

A low cloud day in Melbourne means two IFR plans, and a flight that throws up one problem after another.

The ATSB has released the first 4 preliminary reports from its 6 ongoing investigations into ground-based aircraft conflicts at Sydney Airport during July and August.