Australian Aviation

Jet airliner deliveries July-December 2012 For the six months to December 2012 a total of 28 commercial jet aircraft were delivered to operators in our region. This on top of the 23 aircraft delivered January to June 2012, brought the total to 51 for the calendar year, which was a reduction on the previous year.

RACQ Careflight recognises Aviation Australia contributions RACQ CareFlight has recognised Aviation Australia’s ongoing contribution to the rescue service by applying the training organisation’s logo on one of its aircraft. 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

No detail is too small Ground handling is usually an expression that we associate with the airlines. They commonly use a ground crew to assist with aircraft movements. For the GA pilot there is more reliance on doing the job yourself. Regardless of your licence level there are certain things that can be done to

A little more information than usual is shown this month with the inclusion of registration sequence numbers following the registration. These numbers will allow readers to see how many times registrations have been used before. Australia is one of only a few countries that re-uses markings to the extent that some registration combinations have been

Innovations keep lifeline regional airports open – and viable Innovative strategies are being undertaken in some regional communities to increase revenue and to offset the high capital and on-going operational costs of their airport. Many regional councils are under great stress to meet the costs of operating and maintaining their airport assets, which often generate

Mutual benefit is too easily sacrificed A good argument can be mounted that many airports and the communities they serve would benefit from a complete change in the way they interact with the airlines serving their area. Let’s look at regional airports first and apply transport analogies from the 19th and 20th centuries. For many