Late last month, on the 27 March 2001 to be precise, a newly installed memorial plaque was unveiled in the Archerfield main passenger terminal lounge to recall the loss of 23 military personnel aboard a RAAF DC3/C47 that impacted the ground shortly after departure 59 years ago to the day

Click HERE for comprehensive details on the accident recorded by a local historian

As from 0000hrs on Good Friday morning CASA grounded all of the Ansett operated Boeing 767 aircraft at the peak of travelling for the public on the Easter holiday break

Start HERE for the Light Aircraft grounding over the Christmas holiday period 1999/2000

Close that page to return and click HERE for the Heavy Aircraft grounding Christmas 2000

The USA AOPA Air Safety Foundation has been called in by CASA to help improve general aviation safety in Australia.¹ ¹Source AOPA USA

CASA arranged for two Flight Instructor Refresher Clinics in Sydney and Melbourne late last month after realizing, at long last, that the safety record in OZ is appalling

The England to OZ Air Race ended on April 7 at Bankstown airport with the favourite, a Hong Kong based Aerostar, looking good to take first place honours

The maintenance inspections were overdue by 13 months in complying with a Boeing Service Bulletin for engine mount cracks issued on March 2 2000

Click HERE for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau media release - more news HERE

An Aero Commander 500, similar to this nose wheel collapse image, is reported missing on a flight from Cairns to Cape York Peninsula in northern QLD

The wreckage of the aircraft was found at about 1430hrs Wednesday 11 on Thornton Peak in the Cape Tribulation National Park, there were no survivors