Australian Aviation

Turboprop Arrivals/ Departures Januaryjune 2007 in the First Six Months of 2007 We Saw 20 Twin Turboprop Airliners Delivered to Operators in Our Region. These Aircraft Consisted of Two Atr 42-500s; One Atr 42‑320f; One Beech 1900d; One Jetstream 32; Six Dash 8‑300s; One Dhc‑6‑300; One Dornier 328-100; Two Casa 212-200s; Two Fokker 50s; Two

Tiger Airways Australia takes off The headline writers and commentators had a field day with the launch of Tiger Airways’s Australian domestic services in November with feline cliches abounding as Tiger’s CEO Tony Davis and arch rival Jetstar’s CEO Alan Joyce traded marketing barbs. While the media focused on comparisons with Impulse and Compass I

Catalina Ferry Flight Delayed the Ferry Flight of the Catalina Flying Memorial’s (Cfm) Pby-6a Catalina, Vh‑cat, Previously Vh‑dul, Has Been Delayed Due to an Engine Problem. The Cat Was in the Final Stages of Preparation for Its Ferry Flight With Test Flights and Pilot Endorsements Carried Out. It Was Due to Depart Seia, Portugal, on

Where now for Defence under the new Labor government and new minister Joel Fitzgibbon? Up to the election, Labor’s defence policy lacked both initiative and substance, and with a few minor differences, echoes much of that of the former government. Labor says its Defence policy will be built around three fundamental pillars – Australia’s relationship

Going back to school? AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY FLYING SCHOOLS Narromine Flight Training, 9 O’Dea Pl, Kippax 2615. T: (02) 6254 0149. E: [email protected] W: www.actas.com.au/narromine/narromine.htm Brindabella Flight Training, General Aviation Park, Canberra Airport 2600. T: (02) 6248 7799. E: [email protected] W: www.brindabella-airlines.com.au NEW SOUTH WALES FLYING SCHOOLS Aerospace Aviation, Marion St, Bankstown Airport 2200. T:

Army has introduced a new aircrewman course consolidating and improving the training of its future Black Hawk, Chinook and MRH 90 aircrew. Restructured as part of a trade review carried out by Army in 2007 on all three of its aviation trades, the first new aviation aircrewman course commenced on September 24. This content is