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10 years ago The Boeing 777-200LR conducted its maiden flight on March 8, taking off from Paine Field, Everett and landing at Boeing Field, Seattle. At the controls were Captains Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, 777-200LR project pilot and Frank Santoni, chief 777 project pilot. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

A large Register Review this issue covering two months instead of the usual one. Bill Finlen’s beautifully restored DH. 60M Moth UMK is almost ready to fly with only the paperwork to complete. The DH. 60M, unofficially called the Metal Moth, first flew in 1928 and was a strengthened version of the DH. 60G Gipsy

CASA introduces a night VFR flight review The NVFR rating now requires a biennial flight review. Some pilots and instructors will not be aware of the need for the review. While the Part 61 regulations, introduced on September 1 2014, are more applicable to flight training and flight instructors, one item that may have been

Ejection seat issues to ground Temora Sabre In a surprise announcement the Temora Aviation Museum has advised that its Sabre will be grounded. The next scheduled appearance for the RAAF-owned and TAM-operated Sabre is the Avalon Airshow at the end of February and after that the machine will be removed from flying status for the

The RAAF embraces its fifth gen future There is no question the growth in Chinese visitors in the years ahead is crucial to the local tourism sector. The figures show that China is already one of the fastest growing inbound markets and industry players have cheered the recent move to increase available capacity for Chinese