Australian Aviation

Cessna rolled out the 300th Citation Mustang on February 4 at its Independence, Kansas facility, marking less than three years since the first of the type was delivered. “The aircraft continues to set the mark for entry level business jet operations around the world, and its demand has remained fairly resilient during the past year,”

Victorian Coroner Peter White has recommended CASA immediately issue an airworthiness directive (AD) to ground the kit built Rotorway Exec 162 helicopter, following the death of Andrew Mull who was fatally injured after his Rotorway Exec 162, VH-AMB, crashed in a paddock at Tawonga, northeast Victoria, on March 29 2006. Handing down his findings in

Philippine Air Lines has announced that it is bringing forward its plans to introduce its 777-300ERs on its services from Manila to Melbourne and Sydney to February 20, one month ahead of schedule. The 370-seat aircraft, which features lie-flat business class seats, will operate the daily services to Sydney and Melbourne until March 15, when

The first new build Viking Air Series 400 Twin Otter made its first flight from the company’s Calgary production facility on February 16. The aircraft, which is registered C-FMJO and carries MSN845, took an initial 10 minute test flight which saw it then land at Calgary International Airport. Compared to the previous series 300 aircraft,

What threat toxic fumes in aircraft cabins? “We sweat in the cockpit, though much of the time we fly with the side windows open. The airplanes smell of hot oil and simmering aluminum, disinfectant, leather … the stewardesses, short-tempered and reeking of vomit, come forward as often as they can for what is a breath

Mountains, changing weather & unusual airfields The catastrophic accident to a DHC-6 Twin Otter near Kokoda just over three months ago refocussed attention on the ever-present dangers inherent in Papua New Guinea aviation. The more so because nine of the Twin Otter’s 11 passengers were Australians flying into Kokoda for the specific purpose of walking