Year: 1990

A NZ Fokkers, Safe Air to Go Air New Zealand staff are suffering the pains of privatisation. The airline’s decision to axe its faithful old F 27s, which have been used mainly on provincial routes for more than 20 years, will leave 600 employees without jobs. And as if that were not enough, the company

10 Years Ago • Heliffite took delivery of their first Robinson R. 22 during the month. The helicopter arrived as air freight from the USA and will be followed by another six to eight examples by the end of the year. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

To Own a P-40 an D a Mig-21 Following his recent move from Victoria to Queensland Jack McDonald has continued his rebuild work on not one but two warbird aircraft that are a shade more than unusual. Jack has now completed rebuild work on the fuselage of his P-40E, A29-28, but still has a problem

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The New Zealand Experience This is the second of a three part series examining the effects of domestic airline deregulation. In our last issue we evaluated the Canadian experience and this issue we examine what has occurred in New Zealand following a half decade of free market access. Our next issue hosts the conclusion to

Air Force Trainers – What Do the Other Services Get Out of Them? There is no point in buying an expensive, highly capable fighter aircraft if you are not prepared to pay for the proper training of its aircrew. Therein lies a dilemma: with frontline fighter aircraft getting more and more expensive, can a modern