Australian Aviation

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news A380-842 VH-OQD as QF6009 ferried from Sydney to Manila on April 29 for planned maintenance with Lufthansa Technik. Qantas Freight registered 737-4S3(F) VH-XNH msn 24796 ex N43SA on April 26 with the owner Qantas Airways and the operator Express Freighters Australia P/L of Mascot, NSW.

Flying – and not flying – in reduced visibility conditions In a practical sense a VFR pilot needs to think ahead, plan ahead then fly the plan. His situational awareness needs to be working and be good. Winter in now upon us and as pilots we can expect to see more rain and reduced visibility.

Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this month although there are several new models of existing types. Leslie Elliott’s FUY is the first Falcomposite Furio to be seen in Australia and is the only the fourth kit to be produced by Falcomposite at North Shore Aerodrome near Auckland. The Furio is

CASA needs to meet independently monitored KPIs As a small child I enjoyed the smell of 2,4-D and DDT on the ag planes that operated from the “aeroplane paddock” on the family farm. My fascination was most likely caused with the interaction growing up with the ag pilots and spending time pacing out the spray

The F-111’s technological leap for the RAAF Soon after WWII a new ‘Cold War’ descended and Australia’s regional geostrategic environment rapidly deteriorated, especially after 1949 when Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist Party established its rule over mainland China. The deterioration continued with the Korean War (1950 to 1953), the defeat of the French by the Viet

The 737 MAX program has met and exceeded its major deadlines and is being delivered slightly ahead of schedule As Australian Aviation went to press, Malaysia-based Malindo Air was set to receive the first Boeing 737 MAX 8 and put the aircraft into service on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore and Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok Don Muang routes. The