NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ABN/4 Aerospatiale AS350BA Squirrel 2707 16/11/16 Pacific Crown Helicopters, PO Box 3619 Caloundra Qld 4551 N361NT N353HH AGZ/5 BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk 87 EEP/JP/2876 23/12/16 Miltek Aviation, 2 Solferino Way Currum Downs … [Read more...]
January-February 2017
NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ACY/5 Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen 020 10/11/16 John Graham, “Withersfield” Withersfield Qld 4702 ARA/5 Air Tractor AT-802 802-0446 31/10/16 Agair Logistics, PO Box 99 Stawell Vic 3380 EC-LSS N8521D BKR/5 MBB BK117B-2 7179 … [Read more...]
Cobham begins operations with first Challenger SAR jet as part of AMSA contract
Cobham Aviation Services says it has started operations with the first of four Bombardier Challenger CL-604 jets under contract for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). In October 2014, Cobham secured a 12-year, $640 million contract to supply and operate search and rescue aircraft for … [Read more...]
Aerotech Australasia opens Adelaide bushfire base
South Australian aviation group Aerotech Australasia opened its new bushfire base in the Adelaide Hills on Sunday, in time for the fire season. The company spent $1.5 million developing the Claremont base at Brutunga, near Woodside, in the fire-prone hills. Aerotech is contracted by the state's Country … [Read more...]
Boeing forecasts need for 30,000 new pilots and maintainers in Oceania
Boeing expects Australia, New Zealand and the nations of the South Pacific to require an additional 30,000 pilots and aviation professionals over the next two decades to meet the growing demand for air travel. The manufacturer’s 2016-2035 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook forecasts a need for 13,000 new … [Read more...]