Australian Aviation

Three new types are shown in the New Allocation section this issue as well as several other interesting but more common types. Fox Helicopters in Melbourne have imported the first AgustaWestland AW169 to be seen in Australia and have appropriately registered it FOX. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian

Clarity needed on the implementation of the ASRR Early last year the CASA Director published ‘Directive 01/2015’, which essentially directs CASA staff to ensure that regulatory changes are justified on the basis of safety risk and do not impose unnecessary costs or unnecessarily hinder participation in aviation and its capacity for growth. This is an

The number of Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines powering the global airline fleet is shrinking by the year as more and more new generation engines come on line. Yet the US company’s Singapore maintenance, repair and overhaul arm (MRO) – it focuses on the PW4000 – is seeing its business grow. When U.S. engine giant

The RAAF and the age of air power Looking back in twenty-five years’ time, Western military historians are likely to describe the previous seven decades – that is, the period from 1970 to 2040 – as the age of air power. With the priceless benefit of hindsight, they will define the period as having started

Australia is acquiring two Gulfstream G550 business jets to be modified for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare (ISREW) missions The Australian Department of Defence has confirmed that the federal government is acquiring two new-build Gulfstream G550 business jets that will be modified to provide an intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare (ISREW) capability to

A replacement engine hitches a ride on a Qantas 747 For the great majority of endeavours, aviation is the domain of symmetry and streamlining, while weight and drag are the constant enemies of efficient flight. And yet on the rare occasion, necessity becomes the mother of an unconventional invention that turns heads and creates conversation.