The rebirth of Lake Macquarie Airport It’s been more than a decade now, but the Aeropelican Twin Otters plying their airway along the coast north of Sydney are still fondly remembered. The regular flights linked the state’s capital with Newcastle from a small airport located on the fringe of Lake Macquarie. Colloquially known as Pelican,

People all over the world reacted with shock and horror on March 24 when news emerged Germanwings flight 4U9525 had crashed into the French Alps killing all 150 onboard. Images from the Germanwings crash site, which covered an area of about two square kilometres, showed the Airbus A320 had disintegrated into thousands of pieces. “Everything

Instant scrutiny, life-long repercussions The shock of the loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 is slowly subsiding. Preliminary details potentially point to a horrific act with its shock waves reverberating around the world. So where to from here? As always it seems, the social media frenzy was the first response to the tragedy. There were half-baked

ICAO’s concerns over Thai aviation regulation Thailand is now one of the busiest low cost carrier (LCC) hubs in Asia but its no-frills operators have just been handed a slap in the face by some of their major target markets. And all thanks to the country’s shaky reputation for safety oversight. Indeed, news that the