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Square Eyes A little old lady travelling on her first A320 flight asked the flight at- tendant the way to the ladies room. The hostel was busy with trays, so she pointed to the front of the aircraft, adding with a smile that she couldn’t miss it. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

McDonnell Douglas Explorer Noise Tests Prove Encouraging NZ company Flightline Aviation, distributer of McDonnell Douglas helicopters in Australasia reports that FAA certification tests on the new twin engine MD Explorer are prov- ing encouraging in both noise footprint and pollution tests. The 2724kg, eight place helicopter produced a maximum 74db noise level during a flyover

Regional Airline News In this issue of Traffic we record the entry into service of two new commuter airlines so perhaps at last we are starting to see some traffic growth on our regional airline routes. Air Facilities extended its network on February 23 with a weekly service on the route from Albury to Corowa

The airline deregulation scene in Australia continues to head down the same path as taken by so many airlines in North America. Our industry is now dominated by two large carriers while there appears little or no chance of any new airline commencing operations. The period under review has perhaps seen the greatest shakeout ever

 Project Definition Study to List Options on Aew&C Acquisition The Australian Defence Force has moved to improve its so far limited practical knowledge of Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) operations by using exchange postings to train a number of Air Defence Officers in the United States and Britain. After two decades of frustration though

Dino DiFelice from Holland Park in Queensland writes to say he has purchased every issue of AA magazine since 1986 and truly believes that “we have the best aviation magazine around”. Dino uses a PRO- 2003 receiver, and a wire FM antenna about 1. 5 me- tres in length, and states “it is quite efficient”.