The real power of a good induction process It used to be the case that pointing a new employee or contract pilot at an aircraft, handing them a job order and telling them not to take too long counted as ‘induction’, but that simply doesn’t cut it in the face of legal requirements, good management
Qantas Group news It has been a quiet period on the local scene but it is good to see a number of Qantas 767-300ER and 737-476 aircraft in storage finding new homes. 747-438 VH-OJA made its final flight on March 8 when it ferried as QF7474 from Sydney to Wollongong where it is due to
Piper’s remarkable Meridian M500 Orbiting – rather appropriately – high above Florida’s famous Space Coast I study the instrument panel intently. Having carefully doublechecked that all of the automatic systems are disengaged I grasp the yoke and introduce an increasingly steep roll to port. As the PFD’s roll pointer approaches some small indices at the
In a region not known for birthing successful airlines, Central Asia, one carrier is bucking the trend. And while winter temperatures dip below -20C on average, Kazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana is running hot, carving itself a unique niche in the marketplace. TOM BALLANTYNE reports. It probably hasn’t crossed many minds but Peter Foster, president
$600 million OneSky program moves forward after Avalon Airshow contract signature The ambitious project to deliver a harmonised civil and military air traffic management (ATM) system throughout Australia has taken a big step forward after Airservices, the Department of Defence and Thales Australia have signed an “advanced works” contract to undertake the first phase of
From a faintly frumpy backwater carrier to the airline king of cool, Air New Zealand’s three-quarter-century history points the way for its future If you walk down the corridor into Air New Zealand’s 75th anniversary exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, it’s hard to figure out who’s more enthusiastic