Announcing our photo competition winners
We’re excited to announce the top photos in our 2024 Shoot for the Sky photo competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo...
Drone flyer diary – Ben Macht
Flying a drone near a bushfire can ground firefighting aircraft, delaying efforts and risking property damage or lives.
Ben Macht, an Air Operations Officer with the...
From retail racks to runways
Jaime Taylor’s path to aviation safety
It’s often said that aviation safety managers wear many hats, and Jaime Taylor is no exception. A recipient of...
Safety reporting is everyone’s responsibility
Have you ever noticed a hazard in your work environment that you thought might need addressing, but weren’t quite sure whether you should say...
The hack that failed
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s investigation into the destruction of a light aircraft and the deaths of its pilot and passenger revealed a variation...
Psychosocial safety in the aviation sector
It’s Airport Safety Week and the theme is ‘the hearts and minds of safety leadership’. It’s also an opportunity to shine a light on...
Dirty plus thirty
A 12-factor classification of maintenance hazards remains as relevant as it was in 1993. Gordon Dupont’s' dirty dozen’, identifies manageable distinct safety problems, breaking a huge vague challenge into 12 smaller ones.
Back in the box: the importance of tool control for safety
Technology can assist, but not replace, human thoroughness in controlling this foreign object damage hazard
Aircraft maintenance is an unforgiving way to make a living.
As...
Tropical chill
This is a story of ice. Not ice you put in a drink. Not ice that forms on an aircraft, but ice that can...
Conspiracy theory
A pilot learns a valuable lesson in taking responsibility and control.
Head on a swivel
An experienced airline transport pilot remembers 2 close calls early in his career that shaped his approach to safety.
Back in 2009 I was flying...
Bogged down in assumptions
A quick glance suggested everything would be okay – this was an expectations-driven illusion.
It was a beautiful winter's day in western Queensland, warm and...
Ignore the sirens
Fixating on the paddock meant I was completely blind to the actual ALA I was looking for.
One last look
Under pressure to rush, this pilot came close to danger.
