Condemnation poured on aviation safety regulators Near-unprecedented criticism of the nation’s aviation safety authorities has been handed down by the government’s Regional and Rural Affairs and Transport References Senate Committee following its enquiry into Aviation Accident Investigations. The committee’s 153-page report, which was instigated by the release last August of ATSB findings on the 2009

The unpredictability of a flying career I I see on the news that fog has caused chaos at Sydney Airport with flights diverting hither and thither. I’m thankful it’s not me heading for a relatively unfamiliar airport after a long night at the helm, but equally I recognise it is par for the course. After

Policy, ethics and effectiveness around UAVs It’s fair to say that drones generally get bad press, primarily because of hostile reactions to the US’s targeted killing campaigns against terrorists in Iraq, Pakistan’s tribal areas, Afghanistan, Somalia, and the Yemen. Israeli drone strikes in the Gaza and the West Bank add fuel to the fire. This

The rise of Vietnam’s airlines outstrips airport capacity It’s been a long time since the airlines of Communist-run Vietnam trundled their passengers around in obsolete and crash-prone Soviet era Tupolevs and Illyushins. These days the country’s carriers have modern fleets of Boeing and Airbus jets and, like everywhere else in the region, they are scrambling