Australian Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace has celebrated the 55th anniversary of the first Gulfstream I (GI) flight. The twin-engine turboprop was the first aircraft specifically designed and built for business travel. “The GI laid the foundation for the state-of-the-art Gulfstream business jets that we deliver to customers today,” said Gulfstream’s president Larry Flynn. “The GI, which was created

Cathay Pacific has announced that its current CEO, John Slosar, will succeed Christopher Pratt as chairman of the airline in March 2014. The CEO role will in turn be taken by Ivan Chu, currently the airline’s chief operating officer. Slosar, who joined the Swire group in 1980, takes over at a critical time for Cathay

India has launched a 37,500t indigenously-built aircraft carrier – the INS Vikrant. The ship, which will have a length of 260m and a width of 60m, will now be fitted out at the Cochin shipyards ahead of planned sea trials in 2016. The Vikrant is expected to be commissioned in 2018. At the launch of

10 Years Ago Following the arrival of the USS *Constellation** at its home port of North Island, San Diego, California on June 2, the ship was formally decommissioned on August 7. Commissioned on October 27 196, the carrier was the USN’s second-oldest active warship with sister ship USS *Kitty Hawk** older by six months. USS

Jerry Yeagan collection up for sale! The name Jerry (Gerry) Yeagan is not unknown in Australia, with his recent rebuild and flight of DH-98 Mosquito, KA114/ZK-MOS/N114KA. The aircraft was totally rebuilt, some would say manufactured, in New Zealand and after it was test and locally flown was shipped to the USA. Now it is reported

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, A320-200 to Jetstar and an A320-200 to Jetstar Japan, while departing were a 767-300 and 737-400 of Qantas and an A320-200 of Jetstar Asia. Qantas took delivery of 737-838 VH-XZH McClaren Vale in Melbourne on July 10 after the aircraft