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New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIALNUMBER/DATE/OWNEROROPERATOR/PREVIOUSREGISTRATIONS AKZ Wittman W‑8 Tailwind21814/11/06PetrusPretorius, 27MainsailDrCaboolture Qld 4510 N118T ALM Bell206BJetRangerIII300730/11/06CompleteHelicopterServices, 21 Valentine Ct Narangba Qld 4504 JA9256 AMG Cessna 210N Centurion 21064075 6/12/06 Cabin Farming, PO Box 624 Saint George Qld 4487 C-GTSW N5106Y AOE KavanaghB‑350B350‑35211/12/06Cloud9BalloonFlights, 227BAnnangrove Rd Annangrove NSW 2156 ATH Agusta A109E Power 11684 21/11/06 Heliflite, PO Box YQ Bankstown

New Year saw positive moves at several regional ports long or recently abandoned. Grafton/Taree to Sydney once supported Fokker F27s and then Dash 8s each loading near 30,000 passengers per annum, but traffic numbers had steadily declined with the introduction of Jetstream 31s, Beech 1900Ds and finally Metros (all lacking cabin service) provided by several

It can pay to buy new charts. As all pilots know, Airservices Australia periodically reissues the various aviation charts. While some new charts have no apparent changes to them it does pay to obtain the latest issue of charts just in case there are changes. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

This from the vault: I have no doubt that if we are to have user pays, then as the payers we have a right to efficient, cost effective and prompt service. Despite rhetoric to the contrary, there is damning evidence that this is not the case. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

2006 In Review For the Helicopter Association of Australasia 2006 was a year of change. With a change more often than not comes development and growth, which members have said that the HAA has experienced. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

10 Years Ago • The remaining 21 Chipmunk T. 10s in British military service were retired with the conclusion of the final Army Air Corps course at Middle Wallop, Hampshire on March 27. These were the last Chipmunks in operational military use in the world. • Two Albanian People’s Army Air Force pilots from the