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For the second month in a row one of the most interesting aircraft in the New Allocations listing is a Westland Gazelle helicopter. OIX has a similar history as OIZ, listed last month, however a little more is now known about both aircraft – with a mysterious three year gap between 2014 and 2017. The

Pilot Shortage bites The aggressive and ongoing pilot recruitment strategy, particularly from international airlines, has seen an increasing pressure on regional airlines who are losing senior and experienced pilots. As the recruitment spreads to the major carriers, the trickle-down effect has seen further pressure being applied to our sector. In a double whammy, the latest

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news. In this issue we report the delivery of the first 787-9 to join the Qantas fleet. Qantas took delivery of 787-9 VH-ZNA Great Southern Land msn 39038/615 in Sydney on October 20 after the aircraft ferried in from Seattle/Paine Field via Honolulu as QF7879. Qantas

11 Squadron introduces the P-8A Poseidon into RAAF service The Royal Australian Air Force’s maritime surveillance capabilities are undergoing generational change with the introduction into service of Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon. Named for the Greek god of the sea, and based on Boeing’s ubiquitous 737 commercial airliner, the P-8A is replacing the much-loved and much-upgraded AP-3C

Combat power through organisation, part 3 The October and November ‘On Target’ columns, outlined the evolution of RAAF organisational policy up to 1986, with the observation that although the RAAF proclaimed to organise itself on a functional basis, that organizational functionality was disrupted by the reality that ‘RAAF Formation Officers Commanding’ were geographically limited ‘RAAF

The RAAF’s Air Task Group marks three years on operations in the fight against ISIS Operation Okra is the ADF’s contribution to an international force to oust Daesh or ISIS/ISIL from Iraq and Syria. Australia was ‘invited’ to participate in the coalition by the government of Iraq, and serves alongside a coalition of partner nations.