Emergency Management Queensland’s Helicopter Rescue Service A key responder to recent flood and cyclone disasters, Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue (EMQHR) helicopters and crews are ready to lift off at a moment’s notice to conduct EMS, SAR and counterdisaster roles across Queensland. EMQ, a state government agency, has helicopter bases in Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns,

Positive outlook for Australia’s helicopter industry ‘Cautiously optimistic’ would be one way of describing the Australian helicopter industry as it slowly recovers from a tough few years in the post-GFC world. Since 2008’s credit crunch, it is no secret that major helicopter distributors and maintenance providers in Australia have seen a drop off in private

Australian airports under the spotlight When former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon retired in 2008 he told Australian Aviation that in the long term the privatisation of airports in Australia would be judged a failure. That sentiment found support from one of Dixon’s fiercest critics, the Australia Council of Trade Unions, which in its submission to

RAAF aircrews from 37 Squadron and combat controllers from 4 Squadron have recently returned from participating in Red Flag 11-3, bringing back with them invaluable experience in exercising in a high value training environment incorporating realistic threats and complex coalition missions. The Red Flag exercises are planned and run by the US Air Force’s 414th