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John Spiers Interviews Collin Freeland A new name and hopefully a new game. The ‘old’ Department of Transport & Communications is now broken into three separate operating units with some of the aviation components of the DOTC surviving along with the Federal Airports Corporation and most recently the Civil Aviation Authority. It is the latter

Flight Service, Guardians of the Long-Range Airwaves From time to time, Australian Aviation readers who have VHF receivers write to me and enquire about those ‘strange’ frequencies bandied about by air traffic controllers just prior to an aircraft passing out of VHF range on a long transoceanic flight. These four or five digit frequencies, where

Who Was Arnold Glass? In the late 1960’s and ‘?O’s there were several Mustangs, a Sea Fury or two and a small number of Vampires all begging to be restored and flown. One person who took an active interest in these aircraft was Arnold Glass, then Chairman of Capitol Motors Ltd, the well known Sydney

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Sydney Airport – Future Development The ABM were delighted to see the major thrust of the industry arguments in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications were about the provision of a north south parallel runway suitable for aircraft up to F50 size. We have made representations to both the FAG and

Raaf C-130A’s for the Philippines The long-term saga of the disposal of the RAAF C-130A fleet continues with the sale of 4 aircraft to the Philippines. The Aboitiz Corporation have paid a reported $2. 2 million for the 4 aircraft and a spares package. It is planned that the C-130A’s will operate out of Cebu