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Dash 8 Fleet Additions Southern Australia and Sunstate Airlines have both announced orders for the DHC-8-100, which further consolidates its position as market leader in its class in Australia and New Zealand. On 01/01 Sunstate Airlines (Mildura) changed their name to Southern Australia Airlines, reflecting both its association with Australian Airlines and also closer identifying

Parliamentary Committee Slams DOD The Parliamentary Defence Sub-Committee late last year released a scathing report on the efficiencies of the Australian Defence Force Reserve, being especially critical of what it said was the gross inefficiency of the military capability generated by the Army Reserve. It also expressed the view that the Royal Australian Air Force

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Tiger Moth and Auster Lost The end of the year saw the loss of an antique aircraft and a classic aircraft in separate incidents. At Point Cook RAAF Base in Victoria, Tiger Moth VH-SGC crashed and was burnt out during a training flight involving low speed handling. A senior RAAF flying instructor, Group Captain Michael

Bristol Sycamore Commodore Norman Lee continues his series of articles on aircraft he flew during his service with the RN and RAN Fleet Air Arm. Several months ago I flew into Vienna Airport and as we taxied into the terminal, there, mounted on the top of the building were three old aircraft, one of which

10 Years Ago The first Boeing 757 was rolled out at Renton on 13th January and had its first flight on 19th February, one week ahead of the original schedule. During the 21⁄2 hours in which speeds up to 250kts were reached, all basic aircraft systems were evaluated including landing gear retraction and extension, speed