Australian Aviation

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AJB PA‑28‑236 Dakota 28‑7911180 23/12/10 Barson Aviation, 7 Montalto Ave Toorak Vic 3142 N29378 AKY Cessna T210N Centurion 21064183 19/1/11 Colville Aviation Services, PO Box 147 Archerfield Qld 4108 N5361Y BXJ PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7405407 23/11/10 Aircraft Solutions, 5 Garde St Toowoomba 4350 VH‑BSM ZK‑KAP VH‑KIM VH‑MYE VH‑NEH

COMAC (the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) has signed a long-term strategic cooperation (LSC) framework agreement with Bombardier to cooperate on commercial aircraft development, marketing and support. Signed in Shanghai on March 24, the LSC will see COMAC and Bombardier share technology, knowledge and expertise in aircraft manufacturing, and collaborate in marketing, customer relationship and

Making a uniform impression According to the Collins Australian English Dictionary the word ‘Uniform’ means the official or distinctive clothes for members of a particular group, (such) as soldiers, schoolchildren (or pilots). These days the wearing of a pilot uniform is no t just a requirement of the job but can also help when training

The US aerial ag industry is mourning its first death caused by a wind monitoring tower, and the question must be asked, how long before this happens in Australia? In the absence of action from any national regulator on the issue, and the ongoing ‘preferred treatment’ metered out to windfarm developers as they cloak their

Four student pilots are a step closer to realising their dream of flying, after receiving an Airservices Australia Learn to Fly Scholarship earlier this week. Part of a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia (RFACA) worth almost $100,000, the four would-be pilots were awarded the scholarships at the RFACA’s

Brisbane Airport Corporation  (BAC) has announced that it has raised $600 million which it will use to pay back maturing bank facilities and fund capital expenditure and working capital over the next 18 months. BAC raised a total of A$400 million in the US Private Placement market, with the remaining $200 million found on the