Introducing … Tony Conte
He’s someone in the industry who probably needs no introduction to many, having been an integral part of making Sydney Airport operations run smoothly for 34 years.
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Introducing … Davy Semal, Cairns Airport aerodrome operations manager
The first in a series of articles profiling industry personnel proactively managing wildlife hazards. Davy Semal (pictured on the right), currently Cairns Airport aerodrome operations manager, has been with the airport for two years.
Microlight Milly at Ballina
Milly Formby flew into Ballina just before Easter, on her epic ‘migration’ around Australia. Avisure, having strong connections to the area through ongoing work with Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BBGA), was proud to sponsor the Ballina leg of her journey. Jill Brix, Avisure general manager, and Julie Stewart, BBGA manager, caught up with Milly after her arrival.
‘Another black box recorder’
January 15 will mark the fourteenth anniversary of the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in New York following multiple Canada geese strikes. The story of the 2009 ‘miracle on the Hudson’ is well known. Captain Sullenberger and the flight crew’s measured actions in landing the A320 and the 155 people aboard safely with no fatalities have been widely publicised and rightly acclaimed.
Research and drones
Dr Jeff McKee is Avisure’s Director of Research and Development, although with recent projects he is collaborating on, R&D could more accurately stand for research and drones. A scientist, licensed fixed-wing pilot, and Avisure’s chief remote pilot, McKee is using drones to streamline several wildlife research projects.
Twenty-five productive years
The partnership between Avisure/Ecosure and Gold Coast Airport (GCA) is one of the rare business relationships to stand the test of time – 25 years in fact.
It’s all about ibis … but not those ones!
The ibis in question is not the divisive aircraft strike hazard, Threskiornis moluccus, aka the Australian white ibis, but the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) Bird Strike Information System or IBIS.
Thank you, Tony!
‘You’ve got to think like a corella – get inside their head’. That’s how Tony Goodwin, who has been a wildlife management officer with Avisure for just under 11 years, describes his approach to managing over-abundant little corellas.
Advanced air mobility – safety and environmental considerations
Ronel Jit, Avisure’s Southern Regional Manager and Principal Environmental Scientist, presented a thought-provoking subject at the Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group’s forum held in Adelaide in September.