This report brings together all strands of aviation policy into a single document providing planning, regulatory and investment certainty for the aviation industry out to 2020 and beyond. It sets out the government's commitment to a continuation of Australia's excellent aviation safety record and to strengthen aviation security systems, while providing a policy framework for...

General aviation commonly refers to that part of the aviation industry that engages in activity other than scheduled commercial airline activity. This may include charter operators, aeromedical operators, agricultural aviation businesses, aviation-based fire-fighting services, training and aerial work such as aerial photography and surveying. It also includes private, business, recreational and sports aviation activity and...

A good safety record is a judgement of past performance and does not guarantee the future, although it is a useful indicator. In 2000, it was demonstrated that even highly reputable operators are not fail safe, with the crash of an Air France Concorde at Paris and a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 at Taipei. While...

The Australian airline industry has experienced major changes to its policy and operating environment over the past decade, culminating in very turbulent economic conditions over the past two years. This paper analyses these upheavals and some of the threshold issues arising, particularly in relation to the sustainability of effective competition in the industry over the...