Marc Joel Atrero

Australia’s Bicentennial Air Show Building Thrust The word is getting around that the Australian Bicentennial Air Show and Aerospace Expo at RAAF Richmond, NSW, between 12-16 October will be a once only chance to display the full range of historical, warbird and general aviation aircraft in Australia. The Air Show’s recently appointed aviation display manager,

Usaf Titan Launches Resume While Tests Continue on Shuttle Hardware Early November last year saw the resumption of Titan 34D launches by the US Air Force, after an 18-month grounding. The suspension of Titan operations followed two successive failed launches from the Vandenberg AFB facility in Northern California. In both instances expensive strategic reconnaissance imaging

F27 Crash Raises Questions as to Limit of Liability Derek Luxford of Phillips reports that a recent decision of Mr Justice Leggatt at first instance in the English High Court has caused considerable consternation amongst airlines and their insurers in London. The case may have ramifications for Australian airlines and their insurers in some circumstances,

Register Review New allocations this issue outnumber the other sections combined with a good mixture including helicopters, balloons, ag aircraft and homebuilts. Three ex New Zealand cropdusters appear in the listing. Fletcher AFU was rebuilt by James Aviation Ltd. (NZ) hence the serial number and it was ferried via Lord Howe Island to Sydney on

10 Years Ago •  Boeing has tentatively assigned the designations Model 757, 767 and 777 to a new range of airliner designs. The 757 closely resembles the earlier 7N7 which was a 150- 170 seat narrow body design using the 727 fuselage cross section with a pair of 15-tonne engines and a new wing. The

No Special Support for Aerospace At the recent Aviation Symposium held at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator Button, announced that the Government had decided against providing special forms of assistance for the aerospace sector. The aerospace industry in Australia has, in the past, relied very heavily