Staff reporter

Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this month although there are several new models of existing types. Leslie Elliott’s FUY is the first Falcomposite Furio to be seen in Australia and is the only the fourth kit to be produced by Falcomposite at North Shore Aerodrome near Auckland. The Furio is

CASA needs to meet independently monitored KPIs As a small child I enjoyed the smell of 2,4-D and DDT on the ag planes that operated from the “aeroplane paddock” on the family farm. My fascination was most likely caused with the interaction growing up with the ag pilots and spending time pacing out the spray

The F-111’s technological leap for the RAAF Soon after WWII a new ‘Cold War’ descended and Australia’s regional geostrategic environment rapidly deteriorated, especially after 1949 when Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist Party established its rule over mainland China. The deterioration continued with the Korean War (1950 to 1953), the defeat of the French by the Viet

The 737 MAX program has met and exceeded its major deadlines and is being delivered slightly ahead of schedule As Australian Aviation went to press, Malaysia-based Malindo Air was set to receive the first Boeing 737 MAX 8 and put the aircraft into service on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore and Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok Don Muang routes. The

Tension in the passenger cabin is greater than ever before The image of a passenger being dragged from a United flight was quickly etched into everybody’s brain with ruthless YouTube efficiency. No sooner had everyone reeled back in shock than more footage emerged, this time a female passenger carrying a child was struck by a

There is political and policy inaction across many fronts A peculiar state of government-driven uncertainty is affecting the industry at the moment, despite a very good agricultural season outlook and a very positive last-year result. While most of the industry have low expectations of government and regularly prepare for disappointment – based on previous performance