Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss today announced a new high priority underwater search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The new search area of up to 60,000 square…
A new ATSB Report, released today, finds that Australian turbofan engine aircraft are safe and reliable and only experience engine-related safety incidents…
On 3 July 2013, a company representative was boarding the bulk carrier Atlantic Princess via the ship’s pilot ladder when he fell and landed on the deck of…
On 23 February 2014, a Hughes 269C helicopter, was parked on a property about 55 km north-east of Launceston, Tasmania, beside a dam. The pilot had shut the helicopter down in that position about a…
At about 1200 on 15 September 2013, the pilot-owner of a Cessna 206, registered VH-WAV, landed on a public road to repair a truck at a work camp. At about 1516, during take-off from a…
A pilot died after the canopy of his aircraft opened, interfering with his attempt to land safely. On 18 September 2013, the pilot of an amateur-built Lancair Legacy aircraft was…
Victoria joins the national rail safety program. From today, (19 May 2014) most Victorian rail operators will have new mandatory reporting
Fume and smoke incidents in Australian aviation are usually appropriately managed by flight and cabin crew and generally result in minor safety consequences, according to a new
On the afternoon of 8 February 2013, the 42 m Cayman Islands registered motor yacht Calliope departed from the Sydney Superyacht Marina in Rozelle Bay for a…
A coastal pilot disembarking from the chemical tanker Golden Concord fell 3 m to the deck of a pilot launch when the pilot ladder manrope he was holding…