Media Release: Shopping Centres More Important Than Aviation Safety On the 21st of February 2017, a Beechcraft King Air crashed into a building that is part of the Essendon Airport Bulla Road retail precinct, tragically killing all five occupants on board. This accident has put a spotlight on why a shopping centre was built closer to one of Essendon Airport’s runways than international standards allow. Read more>> September 16, 2020
Media Briefing: Airspace Protection Around Australian Airports The legal basis of failed protections and the need for reform Read more>> September 16, 2020
Airline Pilots Set to Object to E Over D Proposal The representative body of regular public transport pilots is likely to object to Airservices Australia's proposal to introduce Class E airspace over Class D towered airports. Read more>> May 1, 2019
Pilots' plea on CASA's proposed new fatigue rules Pilots have made a last-minute public appeal to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority not to water down fatigue rules, saying the current proposal puts commercial interests ahead of safety. Read more>> February 8, 2019
AusALPA reply to CASA response on the independent report on fatigue rules In reply to the release of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) response to the Independent Report on Australia’s Fatigue Rules, the Australian Air Line Pilots Association (AusALPA,) the technical body representing more than 7000 of Australia’s Professional Pilots has expressed disappointment in CASA’s ability to conduct itself as an Independent Regulator. Read more>> September 24, 2018
Safety review finds risks attached to 'two in the cockpit rule' Australia's major airlines are rethinking the "two in the cockpit" rule after a review found the practice to be fraught with risk. Read more>> August 3, 2018
Regional Express, AusALPA raise concerns over cockpit recorder rule Regional Express and the Australian Airlines Pilots' Association have raise concerns about proposed new rules relating to preserving cockpit voice recordings. Read more>> June 29, 2018
Federal budget 2018: GPS boost for airports, driverless technology Satellite positioning technology will get an extra $260 million in a move set to benefit regional aviation and potentially driverless cars and trucks. Read more>> May 9, 2018
Satellite-based augmentation system backed by aviation group Regional airlines have ramped up their push for the adoption of satellite positioning technology already used is US, Russia, India, Japan and many parts of Europe. Read more>> April 13, 2018
Airport Security Scandal A Current Affair Interview with AIPA President, Captain Murray Butt A veteran Qantas pilot claims there are huge problems with the national screening process. To ensure better aviation security, he says they need to be fixed. CLICK HERE to view the interview. September 13, 2017