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2013/05/23 06:59

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Aviation bodies get scathing report card

AUSTRALIA'S major aviation safety agencies operate in a cloud of incompetence and are endangering lives. That's the wash-up from a senate committee report which has sparked calls for urgent action...

2013/05/23 06:59

Read more at Canberra Times

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2013/05/16 18:15

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Fading light likely factor in paramedic fatality:...

Experienced paramedic Mick Wilson, who died during a cliff rescue at Carrington Falls, south of Wollongong, was accidentally pulled from a rock ledge by a helicopter that was meant to lift him and his...

2013/05/16 08:28

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Wife pays tribute to dead paramedic

Wife pays tribute to dead paramedic The wife of the paramedic who died while trying to rescue an injured canyoner on the NSW south coast says he saved many lives during his career. Mike Wilson, 41,...

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2013/05/14 23:20

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At last, track probe is coming

A LONG overdue report into the state of the rail track between Melbourne and Sydney will be released next month. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau report was to be released in February, six...

Read more at The Border Mail, The Border Mail

2013/05/13 22:35

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Union calls for inquest into tug boat death on ha...

Union calls for inquest into tug boat death on harbour Story Tools Related Items THE Maritime Union of Australia is calling for a coronial inquest into the death of a man in Gladstone Harbour, and...

2013/05/07 14:42

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Mobiles no risk to planes, automobiles: AMTA

The mobile industry has reassured travellers that mobile phones don’t interfere with airplanes or ignite fires at automobile petrol stations. By Adam Bender | Sydney | Wednesday, 8 May, 2013 The...

Read more at Computerworld (NZ), PC Advisor

2013/05/03 18:15

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Bid to shut door led to helicopter crash

An unlatched door led to the helicopter crash at Jaspers Brush that killed two men early last year. Australian film producer Andrew Wight and American filmmaker Mike deGruy were heading to Jervis Bay...

2013/05/03 13:19

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Fuel tank warning overlooked

The two men who died in the R44 helicopter crash at Jaspers Brush could have survived if the fuel tanks had been upgraded as per the manufacturer's recommendation. The helicopter, VH-COK, was one of...

Read more at The Mercury

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2013/04/30 22:20

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Operators yet to confirm fuel tank status

More than a third of operators have yet to confirm they have met a directive by the air regulator to replace a deadly fuel tank on Robinson R44 helicopters. As the deadline for correcting the flaw...

2013/04/28 21:34

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Investigations begin into Roma plane crash

Investigations begin into Roma plane crash Story Tools INITIAL investigations have begun into the plane crash near Roma that killed cattle producer John Quintana and livestock agent Charlie Maher...

2013/04/26 07:26

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ATSB finds grazier lacked night flight rating

ATSB finds grazier lacked night flight rating The initial investigation into a plane crash in Queensland that killed two beef industry identities shows the pilot did not have a night-flying...

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2013/04/23 06:05

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Inqury launched into United Airlines jet aerobrid...

AN inquiry has been launched into how a United Airlines jumbo jet came to crash into a passenger aerobridge at Tullamarine. Many of the 135 passengers on the Boeing 747 yesterday told of hearing a...

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