Two Decades On Formed in 1997, this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Australian Airline Pilots’ Association (AusALPA). Read more>> January 18, 2017
Safety & Technical Update AusALPA has responded to the Inquiry into Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Associated Systems by making a submission highlighting the Association’s concerns and recommendations. Read more>> January 11, 2017
Protecting Your Interests in the Event of an Accident or Incident It is an unfortunate reality that you may find yourself involved in an aircraft incident or accident at some stage during your career as a commercial pilot. Read more>> January 1, 2017
The Go-Around Noncompliance Problem Annually, 65 percent of all accidents occur during the approach and landing phase of flight. Read more>> January 1, 2017
Norwegian Air Experiment Flags of convenience (FOC) used to just be a creature of maritime operations whereby Shipowners hunted the globe for favourable tax, labour and regulatory havens to register their fleets. Read more>> January 1, 2017
The Danger of Drones and RPA's with Helicopters Whilst a drone can enter the engine of a large commercial jet, and will no doubt cause an engine failure and possible fire, the crew can hopefully deal with the fire and successfully land on the remaining engine or engines. Read more>> January 1, 2017
Dispelling the Myth: 8 Hours Bottle to Throttle The rules in respect to drug and alcohol management policies (DAMP), together with rules to facilitate CASA tests of safety sensitive aviation participants have now been in place for almost 10 years. Read more>> January 1, 2017