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The Squirrel features a fire breathing dragon paint scheme to reflect its use to assist the Queensland’s Rural Fire Service and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service to create and control backburning lines. Refer to our Heli Pacific wrap up below. (Paul Sadler) Heli Pacific Wrap Up This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Airline News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 to Virgin Blue and an A320 to Strategic. 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 me signed in on this

The Army’s lease agreement with Boeing/ Insitu for ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) services at Tarin Kowt offers an interesting model upon which to base some future acquisitions. The ‘power by the hour’ agreement for the ScanEagle sees Insitu provide and maintain the air vehicles, conduct launch and recovery operations, and fit and maintain sensor

Australia’s maturing helicopter EMS industry Australia’s helicopter emergency medical service (EMS) industry has undergone some major evolutions and now appears to have reached maturity on a number of levels. Often a part of police air wing or other search and rescue operations, rotary EMS has over the past years become its own field, with a

10 Years Ago Air France has grounded its Concorde fleet following the loss of their Concorde F-BTSC in a tragic accident at Gonesse, France on July 25 with loss of all 109 on board and four people on the ground. The aircraft, chartered by Peter Deilman Cruises, had taken off from Charles de Gaulle Airport

The recent announcements by Jetstar and Qantaslink launching their new pilot training programmes is very welcome and a potential boon for the regional aviation industry. For decades the larger companies have been raiding the regional operators to ameliorate pilot shortfalls. Charter operators and regional airlines are the first employers for most commercial pilots. A number