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Chinooks Return To Service After Grounding The Australian Army has lifted the grounding of its five Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters, after satisfying itself there were no problems with the heavylift helicopter’s advanced flight control system (AFCS). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

Qantas Group News In This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A330-200 to Jetstar, Two A320s to Jetstar Asia, and a 737-800 to Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep

Taking the challenge Flying for me has always been about the challenge – whether it was studying for a new licence or rating, or being able to fly a new type. So when I was offered the opportunity to do some work in a very challenging aircraft I jumped at the chance. The Technoavia SMG-92

One 787 delivery down, 820 to go “The bigger the innovation the more you can tolerate failure. If we had these kinds of execution problems with a product that wasn’t this innovative, we’d be in real trouble.” Boeing chairman and CEO Jim McNerney’s comments on the 787 execution at an IBM Think Tank Forum in

Across Australia, thousands of aircraft funnel in and out major airports every day. Rather than a well rehearsed sequence, it is a dynamic exercise that may be modified at short notice to accommodate anything from a wind change to an in-flight emergency. Much of making this happen safely and swiftly falls upon the faceless voices

The Boeing Stearman Air Test In the process of air-testing aeroplanes, occasionally more is involved than the pure handling characteristics and performance profile. Sometimes an aircraft type steps up and grasps the very essence of flight. Such is the case with the Boeing Stearman. First Impressions. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.