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B-25 Mitchell bound for Australia If transport plans work out Australia looks set to see another B-25 Mitchell import. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or

Are basic lessons being forgotten? In the normal schedule of training the stalling session comes at about flight lesson number eight. It is unfortunate to record that in several notable airline accidents the basics of what is taught in the stalling lesson appears to have been forgotten. First there was the Air Midwest Flight 5481,

The RAAF in operation over Iraq The two extra C-17s for the RAAF have been announced seemingly more times than Dame Nellie Melba made comebacks. The Prime Minister’s early April confirmation of a seventh and eighth C-17 comes after the acquisition was twice flagged in 2014. But arguably it is a decision so good it

Australia’s airports are working harder than ever to provide a seamless travel experience At a time when Australia’s major airports are making record investments in vital transport infrastructure that supports the growth of Australia’s aviation sector, it is disappointing to see the national consumer watchdog belittle these achievements with a one-sided and increasingly irrelevant report.

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the sales of a Qantas 767-300 and a 737-400 out of storage at Victorville and Network Aviation selling another EMB‑120ER. A330-202 VH-EBJ, which operated its last service for Jetstar on February 25 (Traffic/April), was registered to Qantas on February 26. After being painted in Qantas colours in

The H generation for Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters revealed a new naming convention for its helicopter product range at March’s Heli-Expo to officially complete its brand transformation from Eurocopter. Under the new system, the letter ‘H’ (for helicopter) has replaced the previous ‘EC’ prefix with the majority of suffixes remaining the same for an easy