The Australian Aerospace Industry Forum was established to ensure the continued development of a sustainable aerospace industry, to promote Australian capabilities and to provide a collective industry voice to government on current issues. The Forum was launched in April 2006.
Function
The Australian Aerospace Industry Forum is industry-led and:
- Seeks to maximise the participation of Australian aerospace firms in supply chains and increase the level of aerospace exports
- Assists the aerospace industry access the skills and technologies necessary to its development and growth
- Monitors and addresses research and innovation issues to assist the future growth and development of the aerospace industry
- Addresses strategic civil and defence certification and regulatory issues to assist the future growth of the Australian aerospace industry.
Membership
The Forum has a broad based membership comprised of large aerospace firms with operations in Australia, a representative group of small to medium enterprises (SMEs), institutions whose primary activity relates to the aerospace industry and associations that represent the local aerospace industry. This group is representative of the industry both in terms of firms and the activities that are essential to the success of aerospace in Australia, such as skills development and manufacturing.
The Australian Aerospace Industry Forum members are:
- Ian Honnery (Chair), Aerospace Australia Limited
- Bill Belton, Royal Aeronautical Society
- Paul Brederick, Aviation Australia
- Michael Brown, QANTAS
- Ken Cannane, Aviation Maintenance Repair Overhaul Business Association (AMROBA)
- Brian Cobb, Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA)
- John Dwyer, Goodrich Customer Services Asia Pacific
- Ron Fisher, Raytheon Australia
- Jim McDowell, BAE Systems Australia
- Kevin McMahon, Lovitt Technologies Australia
- John O’Callaghan, Australian Industry Group (Defence Council)
- Steve Roebuck, Aerostaff Australia Pty Ltd
- Prof Murray Scott, Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures
- Sue Smith, Australian Industry Defence Network (AIDN)
- Jo Staines, Boeing Aerostructures Australia
The Australian Aerospace Industry Forum Government Associates are:
- Melanie Anderson, Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
- Heidi Garth, Victorian Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development
- Steve Kerlander, New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development
- Mike Lawson, Australian Federal Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Tony Martin, Defence South Australia
- Tony Quick, Defence Industry Innovation Centre
Forum Working Groups
The Forum has established working groups, detailed below, to take action on issues facing the industry:
Information on the activities of the Forum and the working groups is available in the Forum's newsletters attached below.
For further information
Phone: +61 2 6213 6420
Email: Aerospace@innovation.gov.au