Australian Aviation

  10 years ago Following Austrian Airlines’ recent announcement of plans to withdraw its services to Sydney and Melbourne from March 2007, the only European carriers operating to Australia will be British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content

  Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this month, Graham Rawlings’ Piel Super Diamant KGW, which must now hold the record for the longest amateur-built aircraft project in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines.

  Lancaster for Australia? Peter Smyth’s Reevers Warbirds collection is negotiating to purchase a Lancaster bomber. The former Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft has been on outside display for 52 years at Edmundston, New Brunswick and is showing the effects of the weather. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian

Not all change is for the better Thankfully the election is over. What a non-event that was, with no clear winner for some time. Those in aviation will be used to all that. All froth and bubble but no substance. At my local election booth I asked all three major parties what their policy was

Recognising critical control points Sometimes situations can sneak up on you and you wonder how you ended up here. A number of ex politicians are probably still thinking that. One thing they failed to recognise was a critical control point where they could act to change the outcome. There are plenty of examples of bad

The Aviation Industry Noise Forum takes a proactive approach Unfortunately, aircraft noise is an unavoidable consequence of aviation activity. This fact is unlikely to change in the near future and with continued growth in aviation sector, it is important that both industry and government constantly look for opportunities to work collaboratively to minimise aircraft noise