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Former director of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau Nat Nagy has been appointed as CEO of the Aerial Application Association of Australia (AAAA). Nagy was appointed in December after long-time CEO Phil Hurst retired in October last year. Nagy has held executive positions at the ATSB and Airservices Australia, is...

One of the most spectacular aviation incidents I’ve ever witnessed occurred a few years back when I was flying off a farmer’s packed dirt strip oriented north/south, with a 1-degree gradient, the southern end being highest. I was flying a Thrush S2R, and a friend was flying an M-18 Dromader...

How can I help you? - Carpe Díem I watched a television series with my wife, and I realized that each episode began with the question, how can I help? As individuals and as agricultural pilots, each of us could ask ourselves the same question. When we started our Agricultural...

The government has released standard operating procedure (SoP) for use of drones for the purpose of spraying pesticides on agriculture crops, a move welcomed by industry body CropLife India on Thursday. Releasing the SoP, the agriculture ministry said, in recent years, use of drones in agriculture has gained prominence and...

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, November 14, 2021 – Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced today that it has appointed five new Designated Maintenance Facilities (DMFs) to serve customers in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Switzerland. Providing line maintenance and mobile repair services, the new...

Each year, the December edition of AgAir Update is reserved for reflections on the past year of feature articles. Those reflections start with the January 2021 edition. This edition gives AgAir Update readers a look back at the 2020 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo. In the face of growing convention cancellations,...

Botucatu - SP, October 1st, 2021 – Embraer's agricultural aviation division ended September with a total of 50 Ipanema EMB-203 aircraft sold throughout the year to date. This is double the total sold in 2020. The increase in orders reflects the strong performance of Brazil’s agribusiness sector and confidence among...

This was done at the Wattegama Kebilitta Government Forest Reserve in the Siyambalanduwa Divisional Secretariat on October 5 and 6, 2021. The Command Agro Unit at the SLAF Base Katunayake under the leadership of Group Captain Rajeev Kodippily and the Forest Conservation Department organised this valuable eco mission to achieve...

From flying over the Tanami Desert, to bull catching on the Barkly Tablelands, Josh Mackaway's job has been adventurous to say the least. His role as a third year ag pilot with North Australian Helicopters has exposed him to some of the most remote and beautiful locations in Northern Australia....

By Mike Hodges, Air Safety Investigator, and Clint Crookshanks, Aerospace Engineer (Structures) When an aircraft crashes, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) air safety investigators and aerospace engineers must determine if the event can be classified as an accident or an incident, as defined by Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations...