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January - February 2015 AUSTRALIAN FLYING

Strength - Brumby’s are built like light G.A aeroplanes

Speed - Need speed in the 100-110 knot range? Brumby will do it for you!

Safety - Chrome-moly vanadium steel used in the airframe for maxium safety

Whether it’s training, fast cross-country work, recreation

or business, Brumby aircraft have got you covered.

Brumby Aircraft Australia Pty. Ltd.

112 Airport Road Cowra, NSW 2794

Phone: (02) 6341 1635

email: [email protected]

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• China is a mammoth nation, in
  both geography and bureaucracy.
  The sheer size of the infrastructure
  brings its own challenges.
  “Just the scope and the size of
  the country is a challenge in itself,”
  Brooks said. “Even a company like
  us, who have had some pretty good
  success with this current relationship
  and partnership, understand that
  what we have achieved is still
  somewhat ‘Shanghai centric’. Beijing
  can be a whole different kettle of fish,
  a whole different market. It’s almost
  like a number of countries within
  a country. It’s quite a daunting,
  overwhelming place.”

Opportunties

abound

Brooks believes Australia is a
natural fit for involvement with
China’s aviation boom, particularly
in the field of engineering and pilot
training. Our proximity, existing
cultural ties, mature and respected
regulatory environment and even the
volume of Chinese students choosing

to study in Australia are all factors

in relationship building.

“I think our regulatory system

here under CASA is quite highly

regarded,” Brooks said. “CASA is

generally regarded as having high

standards, our examinations are

challenging and we provide a good

standard of work-ready graduate.

The other specific advantage to

Aviation Australia is that we can

also provide an EASA regulatory

outcome for engineering students.

In terms of the global employability

or skills of the students, this is seen

as a great positive.

“Australia really is ideally placed

to assist with the ongoing growth

of Chinese aviation. We’ve got an

ideal social environment, a good

regulatory environment and a high-

quality standard of training. We

have diverse weather and landscape

that is ideally suited to pilot

training – whether it is our coastal

areas or the outback. We’ve got

controlled airspace and military

airspace, yet we’ve also got a lot

of open airspace to maximise the

student’s exposure to a wide variety

training opportunities.”

With other nations’ aerospace

industries looking to China,

Australian companies will face

competition for the growing

market. But our aerospace

businesses already have a toe hold

in what may become the world ’s

largest aviation market.