iscoverThe Victorian government has scrapped plans to again lease a DC-10 Airtanker over the coming fire season, and will instead add a number of smaller aircraft to its fire fighting fleet. The DC-10, which is capable of carrying more than 40 tonnes of water or retardant, was brought into Victoria last summer in a joint
Caloundra aerodrome will remain at its current location after the Sunshine Coast Regional Council failed to win Queensland government support to move it. Moving the aerodrome was proposed as part of a major plan by the Council to turn the site into a new central business district for the town, with the aerodrome and its
Bell Helicopter has announced the certification of a precision Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enabled glidepath capability on the Bell 429. The WAAS certifies the 429, currently the only helicopter available with the technology, for nine degree localiser precision with vertical guidance (LPV) approaches at a minimum velocity for instrument procedures (Vmini) of 45kt, allowing
The world’s first all-electrically powered aircraft made its first flight from Le Bourget airport near Paris on September 2. The four engine, all-eletric Cri-Cri aerobatic aircraft was jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association, and its maiden flight lasted for seven minutes before the aircraft returned to Le
A Queensland property developer has launched plans for a 12 hectare airpark development adjacent to Bundaberg Airport with the support of the Bundaberg Regional Council. The Kensington Parkside project is being managed by John Pressler, and will see the development of up to 600 residential detached dwellings, townhouses and duplexes, including 100 homes with direct
Trans Air PNG Cessna Citation II P2-TAA crashed after overshooting the runway while landing at Misima Island in PNG on August 31, killing four, including Australian regional aviation identity Les Wright, and leaving one in hospital. The crash killed Trans Air PNG co-owner and former Transair chief pilot Les Wright, two other Australians and a
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