Australian Aviation

United to Take over Pan Am NZ Routes The imminent arrival of United Airlines on the former Pan American South Pacific routes has sent tremors through established carriers, not the least Air New Zealand, which suspected United was casting around for a way in. The New Zealand company’s concern is not only the prospect of

Fokker’s Airliner for the Future It is ironic that in the dying days of its production history, the F28 Fellowship is attracting greater sales than at any other time. Fokker rightly discerns from this that their thinking on an F28 replacement, or perhaps successor, is right on track. That aircraft is the Fokker 100, essentially

Dollar Doldrums Ravage Defence Budgeting: The sharp decline of the value of the Australian dollar, particularly against the US dollar, is having a serious effect on major defence equipment projects. Defence budgeting has been gravely affected, and this is likely to lead to the deferral, if not the cancellation, of some current or future projects.

Hawker Hunter The Story of Britain’s Greatest Post-war Fighter In 1951 the Royal Australian Air Force was looking for a new fighter type as a replacement for the obsolescent de Havilland Vampires. The reason for this can be directly linked to the appearance of Korea of the swept-wing MiG-15 which came as a rude shock

Following the 1984 federal elections, Mr Peter Morris took over from Kim Beazley as Minister for Aviation, adding this to his existing portfolio of Minister for Transport. The Government has launched several major initiatives in aviation, including a review of the two airline policies, fundamental changes in cost recovery and the establishment of a national

Bureaucracy JS a Necessary Product of Civilised Society. When That Bureaucracy Though Does Not Always Serve the Needs of Its Citizens, Perhaps It JS Time for an In-Depth External Review? Experienced Pilot and Successful Entrepreneur, Dick Smith Has Spent the Last Two Years Researching Just Why So Many Things ‘Don’t’ Happen in Our Department of