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Saved By The Belle Air Tankers Dc-10 Southern Belle And L-100 Hercules Thor Are Making A Splash As They Aim To Validate Whether Bigger Is Better In Aerial Firefighting. An ‘above normal’ bushfire season has been predicted for a number of capital cities thanks to a strong El Niño phase feeding warm and dry conditions

SIA to bring back nonstop US services by 2018 with ultra long range A350-900 Random says: These ultra long-range aircraft from both manufacturers may just wrest some of geographic advantage away from intermediate Asian and Middle-Eastern locations and their resident airlines. It is always going to be hard for carriers in Australia, NZ and even

10 years ago The Airbus A350 long-range twin-engined airliner was formally launched by Airbus on October 6. The aircraft will be initially developed in two versions, the 253-passenger A350-800 in a standard three-class configuration with a range up to 8,800nm and the larger A350-900 carrying up to 300 passengers in a similar layout over a

Quite a large New Allocations listing this month after last issue’s small offering due to a computer problem within CASA. Five new types are shown including a Fokker D-VIII replica, Found Bush Hawk, Wolf Pitts S-1-11X, an original Focke Wulf Fw 190, and two MHP Y4P helicopters. Andrew Carter’s Fokker D-VIII Replica EIV is now

New Spitfire to call Australia home The big news this issue is the impending import of Supermarine Spitfire IXb MH415 from the USA. The 1942-built Spitfire was from Texan Connie Edwards’ amazing collection, which also comprised a Mustang and a number of Spanish-built Merlin-powered Bf 109s. US-based warbirds brokers Platinum Fighter Sales announced via Facebook

Government agencies must understand their impact on industry There is progress on the CASA front. It is still too slow for industry but a new chair, a new board, and a CEO with a new mandate to drive change, are now sending the right signals to the people who pay to be regulated. The Forsyth