Junkers F13 – Aviation Historical Society of Australia

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Aviation Heritage Vol. 54 No. 3 (September 2023) Contents Listing

The latest quarterly AHSA journal – Aviation Heritage – has recently been posted to members. The contents of all articles are listed below: Aviation...

1897 Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (1897-1935), aviator, was born on 9 February 1897 in Brisbane, fifth son and seventh child of William Charles Smith, banker, and his wife Catherine Mary, née Kingsford. The name Kingsford was added to the family surname in Canada; William went into real estate business there in 1903 and later became a clerk with the Canadian Pacific Railways. The family returned to Sydney in 1907. Charles was educated at Vancouver, Canada, at St Andrew's Cathedral Choir School, Sydney, and at Sydney Technical High School. Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

1999 The Minister for Transport and Regional Services, the Hon John Anderson MP released the terms of reference for an independent review of BASI on 9 February 1999, following the reviews of CASA and ASA. The ASA review, completed in March 1998 was not released. The Opposition renewed its call for an inquiry into CASA operations. The Minister stated that he saw no need for another review but reports of unrest continued in the aviation safety bureaucracy, along with a charge of cronyism made against BASI by the CASA Chairman Mr Dick Smith. Source: Minister for Transport, Media Release 9 February 1999; Senate, Debate Question 171; Canberra Times 12 February 1999. via aph.gov.au website

2010 On 9 February 2010, CASA issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making—NPRM 0905OS—notifying the public of proposed changes to Cabin Crew Ratios (which at the time were set at 1 crew to 36 passengers) through the amendment of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3. The document outlined the key proposals and their rationale, and invited comments from individuals and organisations with a stake in the changes. Source: aph.gov.au website

2020 Qantas suspended flights to mainland China (Sydney-Beijing and Sydney-Shanghai) from 9 February 2020, initially until 29 March, due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The flight suspension came in response to the entry restrictions imposed by countries including Singapore and the United States, which impact the movement of crew who work across the Qantas International network. The suspension was announced a week prior to coming into effect, and in a statement explaining this delay, the carrier said it wanted to balance high passenger numbers with travel restrictions, and to allow citizens in China to return home. Source: qantas website