TAA Pioneer Human Factors Course To Enhance Cockpit Communication TAA has introduced a flight crew training program that applies management principles to the flight deck. The airline believes that by introducing flight crew to this programme they will provide the means of minimising what is recognised as the major cause of aviation accidents and incidents

10 Years Ago •The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force retired the last of six Grumman Albatross amphibians on 21 March. They were originally supplied by the USN in 1961 and were used as Air Sea Rescue aircraft. •According to General Hassan Toufanian, The Vice-Minister for War, it appears that the Iranian Government has decided not to

Cessna 208A Caravan 1 The first time I saw a Cessna Caravan was whilst on a Company flight to Canberra. Seated in the passenger lounge I heard the unmistakable whine of a turbine engine approaching and on glancing up caught sight of a tall and chunky wing tip taxiing by. To satisfy my curiosity I

Jindalee and Airborne Early Warning Get Go Ahead Australia is virtually certain to acquire complementary systems to provide airborne early warning (AEW) and improved air and sea approach surveillance to upgrade the air defence of the north. This will include work to convert the present experimental Jindalee over-the-horizon/radar (OTHA) near Alice Springs to operational status.