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What is a ULD? According to IATA -(the International Air Transport Association), “A ULD is a device for grouping and restraining cargo, mail, and baggage for air transport. This could be either a fixed container or a pallet with mesh or netting to restrain the contents.” Boeing B-777F MainDeck Loading timelapse – YouTube When did … Read more

Air Freight and Covid19 With the full resumption of passenger flights within Australia and overseas it’s a good time to look at how the Covid 19 pandemic has impacted air freight in Australia and globally. According to a report by A. Sumner, C. Hoy, and E. Ortiz-Juarez, “Estimates of the Impact of COVID-19 on Global … Read more

The helicopter plays a vital role in aviation history. Today many helicopter types are operating in the commercial aviation space, ranging from small two-person private helicopters to large passenger-carrying types and work vehicles capable of carrying considerable loads to remote places. We will look at how the helicopter developed from ancient times in China to … Read more

This week Australia’s own Qantas Airlines set a speed record for its inaugural non-stop 787 flight from Perth to Rome, with the first flight touching down in just 15 hours and 34 minutes. Let’s have a look at some more Australian aviation firsts: Australia’s first balloon flight Fifty years before aeroplanes in Australia, our first successful … Read more

Australia is a country of extremes. When Dorothea Mackellar wrote the iconic Australian poem “My Country” with the line referring to droughts and flooding rains in 1904, she recognised Australia as a place of extremes. Extreme heat, extreme rains, and extreme landscapes. We are going to look at 7 Australian weather extremes. 1.     Extreme rainfall … Read more

The Aviation Industry and Fatigue Management “My mind clicks on and off … I try letting one eyelid close at a time while I prop the other open with my will. My whole body argues dully that nothing, nothing life can attain, is quite so desirable as sleep. My mind is losing resolution and control.” … Read more

When Artificial intelligence (AI) first emerged in the 1950s it was simple computers used to calculate algorithms. Today we have such advanced AI that we can now run businesses and complete tasks without needing people on the ground. We will look at how the aviation industry uses AI, from airports to the skies. What is … Read more

When you come across a drone, it is probably to look skyward and wonder at the buzz of a recreational drone, or you may have heard that drones will soon be delivering everything, including our mail.   Businesses in Australia have used commercial drones for the last 20 years. Recreational drones came not long after. Here … Read more

This week we will be looking at the importance of mandatory Dangerous Goods Training for aviation operators and those responsible for packaging and transporting pathology specimens (shippers). We will also examine how Australian Border Force Officers and Biosecurity Officers work to protect our borders from unsafe substances and goods. What does the Australian Border Force … Read more

Civil Aviation Compliance – June 2, 2022 Those currently operating will know that the June 2022 deadline for Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) compliance is almost upon us.  Civil Aviation compliance rules changed on 2nd December 2021.  The deadline to get your fully updated and integrated exposition or operations manual to Civil Aviation Safety Authority … Read more