When regulation is divorced from its practical implications Operators and pilots often get criticised for drifting away from the safety of the mission, lured by money, ego or hazardous attitudes. But what happens when the regulator drifts away from recognising that missions conducted safely for years should not be crippled by regulation? Of course we

Work starts on new NSW Ambulance Bankstown Airport helibase The start of construction work on NSW Ambulance’s new helicopter retrieval and training base at Bankstown Airport was marked with an official sod turning ceremony on September 2. Part of the NSW government’s new $151. 2 million helicopter retrieval network announced last December, the Toll Group

Does UK air traffic contestability have lessons for Australia? There has been something of a push from parts of the government and industry to introduce competition for Airservices in the delivery of air traffic services to drive down costs. So how could that work? Evidence from the United Kingdom suggests that competition is difficult to

Qantas to once again become an ETOPS world leader The Qantas order for Boeing 787‑9s for its international operation and the aircraft’s capability to operate 330 minutes ETOPS opens up the possibility to fragment the South Pacific as never before and ultimately to open up flights across the South Pole. While Qantas, through Trans Australian