Marc Joel Atrero

Airbus Selects Final A330 & A340 Configurations Airbus Industrie has released what should be the definitive specification for its wide-body airliners of the 1990s and beyond, the twin-engined, medium/long-range A330 and the very long-range, four-engined A340. As described in the May 1986 edition of Australian Aviation, both aircraft share the twin-aisle fuselage of the A300/310

Short Finals 1986 a Better Year for Air Safety As the year draws to a close it is nice to report that 1986 (till early December at least) was a far safer year in the air then 1985. Of interest though, and we can jest a little this issue as after all it is the

Register Review Fifty two aircraft make up the new allocations for this issue. These include the first two Boeing 737-300 series for Ansett and the fourth and fifth of the same type for Australian Airlines. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Rotortech ‘86 Rotor Torque No one can deny that the Helicopter Association of Australia has officially come of age with the highly successful Rotortech ’86 which was held at the Canterbury racecourse on October 22nd and 23rd. The level and standard of presentation was high with the seminars run as part of the convention being

Grounding of Shuttle Fleet Has Major Implications for Launcher Market The long-term losses resulting from the destruction of Shuttle Orbiter Challenger/Mission 51-L are becoming most apparent. While the cost of replacing the. lost vehicle is substantial, the suspension of flight operations for two or more years is leading to congestion in the planned flight schedule

A Wolfhound Mustang Is Down March 20, 1951. Pusah, Korea. It was still dark as the two Mustangs taxied onto the runway and took off. They climbed swiftly, heading in a northerly direction in the cold pre-dawn sky. Sgt Cecil Sly and Sgt Keith Meggs of 77 Squadron, HAAF were on an. Early morning road