Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA)

Type: Organization

Name: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

'Dangerous' prank disrupts pilots' radio frequency

Radio hooligans are jeopardising aircraft safety around Broken Hill airport.Pilots were alarmed on Sunday afternoon when ground-based radio operators hijacked the UHF frequency used by traffic in and out of Broken Hill.The interference began with gibberish ... [Published ABC Online - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Broken Hill (Australia), Hijacker, Vandalism

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Canberra company licensed for flying drones

A Canberra company is the first local operation to get approval to fly unmanned aerial vehicles or "drones" commercially.The mother-and-son operation has approval through the Civil Aviation Safety Authority after an involved process that included undertaking ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Brett White, Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Drone, Canberra

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Cessna Aircraft Co

Civil Aviation Safety Authority - Flight safety checks at Queensland aerodromes

Location: Flight safety checks are being carried out at 12 regional Queensland aerodromes in June 2013. The checks are being conducted for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to make sure flight paths at the aerodromes continue to be safe. Queensland ... [Published Australian Government - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Flight Path, Cessna Aircraft Co

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Pel-Air

Australian Senate Report Criticizes Aviation Agencies

A recent Australian Senate investigation report was highly critical of both the Australian Transport Safety Board ( ATSB ) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority ( CASA ). Senators questioned the investigation into the Nov. 18, 2009 crash of a Pel-Air ... [Published Aviation International News - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Australian Senate, Pel-Air

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Worth noting how our dollar travels

But the Senate estimates committees sounds like a place for the forensic accounting voyeur.Take for example the queries lodged by NSW Senator Fiona Nash who was wondering why the Civil Aviation Safety Authority had managed to rack up a six-month cab bill ... [Published Daily Liberal - May 30 2013]

Entities: Plane Crash, Fiona Nash, Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C...

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

CASA spends up on taxis

30-May-2013Senator Fiona Nash -A bill of over $180,000 for taxis for a six month period could not be adequately explained by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) during senate estimates yesterday, Nationals Senator for NSW, Fiona Nash, said. ... [Published Noodls - May 30 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Fiona Nash

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Air watchdog playing catch-up on drones

Officials from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) told a Senate Estimates hearing on Wednesday how difficult it was to regulate drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that weigh less than seven kilograms and can be purchased easily online from ... [Published The Sydney News - May 29 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Drone, UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, John McCormick

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Councillor walks amid airport row

A second Carnarvon Shire councillor has walked out over issues plaguing the town’s airport, as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority threatens to close it down.Long-running councillor Bill Hopkinson stepped down from his position earlier this month, saying ... [Published West Australian - May 29 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Eddie Smith

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Senate committee hands down poor verdict on performance of safety regulator and ATSB

The ATSB's investigation into the Pel-Air ditching has been called into question.A near-unprecedented attack on the nation’s aviation safety authorities has been handed down by the Regional and Rural Affairs and Transport References Senate Committee following ... [Published Australian Aviation Magazine - May 24 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Pel-Air, Aviation, Ditching, Verdict

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

CASA chief defends regulator’s actions

John McCormick has defended CASA.The head of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), John McCormick, has taken the opportunity in his latest news update to industry, to defend the regulator’s actions amid ongoing criticism. His comments from this ... [Published Australian Aviation Magazine - May 24 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., John McCormick, Aviation

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

The plane truth about flying revealed

To things you've always wanted to know about flying Including why seats have to be upright on landing "PLEASE ensure your seatbelt is securely fastened, your seat is fully upright and all electronic devices are switched off." Have you ever wondered why ... [Published NEWS.com.au - May 24 2013]

Entities: Plane Crash, Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., Melatonin

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Senate scathing of air safety regulators

DAVID MARK: A Senate committee inquiry has cast serious doubt on the standard of Australia's air safety regulators, warning of systemic failures.The committee has been examining the way the Australian Transport Safety Bureau conducts its investigations ... [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (C..., David Fawcett, Pel-Air

Quotes

"Any traffic that's flying needs to be able to contact each other and anyone doing bogus calls can be very, very dangerous" Mr Badger said

'Dangerous' prank disrupts pilots' radio frequency [Published ABC Online - 5 hours ago]

"I think the fix that Boeing has put inin place is a very rigorous one, they've done a lot of tests around it, the FAA have been fully involved and they have improved it. So we are very confident in the fix that has been put inin place" he says

State of the art goes sky high at Boeing [Published Brisbane Times - Jun 14 2013]

"I think drone implies it's autonomous. Ours isn't autonomous, we actually fly it ourselves" he said

Canberra company licensed for flying drones [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 13 2013]

"The airline was operating at a significantly reduced capacity and on a limited schedule a year ago" Tiger Airways Holdings said in a release to the Singapore Exchange, accounting for the tremendous growth in its Australian operations

Tiger S'pore May passengers up 18.6 per cent [Published Relax.com.sg - Jun 13 2013]

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'Dangerous' prank disrupts pilots' radio frequency [Published ABC Online - 5 hours ago]
State of the art goes sky high at Boeing [Published Brisbane Times - Jun 14 2013]
Canberra company licensed for flying drones [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 13 2013]
Tiger S'pore May passengers up 18.6 per cent [Published Relax.com.sg - Jun 13 2013]
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Airborne behemoth sets new world record [Published Toowoomba Chronicle - Jun 03 2013]
Australian Senate Report Criticizes Aviation Ag... [Published Aviation International News - Jun 03 2013]
ATSB and CASA criticised by Australian Senate C... [Published Aviation Safety Network - Jun 02 2013]
Senate Estimates Committees - Highlights from W... [Published Noodls - Jun 02 2013]
Worth noting how our dollar travels [Published Daily Liberal - May 30 2013]
CASA spends up on taxis [Published Noodls - May 30 2013]
Senate Estimates Committees - Highlights from D... [Published Liberal Party of Australia - May 30 2013]
Questions and Answers – May 30 [Published Scoop - May 30 2013]
Air watchdog playing catch-up on drones [Published The Sydney News - May 29 2013]
Air watchdog playing catch-up on drones [Published Herald Sun - May 29 2013]
Councillor walks amid airport row [Published West Australian - May 29 2013]
Little choppers to help with landscape-scale sc... [Published ECOS Magazine - May 27 2013]
Senate committee hands down poor verdict on per... [Published Australian Aviation Magazine - May 24 2013]
CASA chief defends regulator’s actions [Published Australian Aviation Magazine - May 24 2013]
The plane truth about flying revealed [Published NEWS.com.au - May 24 2013]
The philanthropist from Gundaroo [Published Yass Tribune - May 23 2013]
Senate scathing of air safety regulators [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]
Committee critical of transport bodies [Published The Sydney News - May 23 2013]
Committee critical of transport bodies [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 23 2013]
Air safety body slammed over air ambulance cras... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 23 2013]
Chinese pilots to train here [Published Port Macquarie News - May 21 2013]
Qantas looks into mid-air emergency [Published Townsville Bulletin - Jan 31 2013]