Year: 1990

RNZAF Choice Is the Macchi The Air Force has homed in on the Aermacchi MB339C as the advanced jet trainer to replace its increasingly crack prone Strikemasters. Defence Minister Mr Bob Tizard made a Christmas announcement that formal negotiations had been authorised to take place with the Italian company for the supply of up to

Airline News Changes to the Australian domestic charter fleet and to Air New Zealand are the main items of interest in this period. As the Australian pilots’ dispute drags on there have been a number of changes to the fleet of foreign aircraft operating in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Learning to Be a Pilot: Methods used by trainees A study at the University of Newcastle showed that trainee pilots fall into two groups according to how they study and that grouping makes a difference to their ground school results as well as their hours to solo. Flight instructors pride themselves on their ability to

Dead Stick Landing Fuel indication system malfunction leads to 767 In this incident, like in so many others, a chain of events preceded an all-engines out situation due to fuel starvation. Needless to say, an incident like that did create public interest. It was difficult for the man on the street to believe that an

How the Truculent Turtle Confirmed Perth’s Place in Aviation History On Thursday August 17th 1989, the first Qantas Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA ‘City of Canberra’ landed at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport, after a record breaking 17,850km non-stop flight from London. The 20 hour 9 minute flight was the longest by a commercial jetliner, beating by 1,300km

Boeing 747 Celebrates 20 Years of Service Boeing’s international ambassador, the giant 747 jetliner has started its third decade of service. On January 21, 1970, the first Boeing 747 made the first commercial flight carrying 352 passengers and crew on a Pan American World Airways flight from New York to London. During the dedication of