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John Spiers Interviews David Evans Air Marshall David Evans, AO, DSO, AFC, Chief of Air Staff, RAAF, nearly did not have an Air Force career at all until a bit of fast but unofficial footwork prevented his demobilisation, at the age of 19, at the end of World War II. His career includes the Berlin

Aviation has always been a fertile breeding ground for acronyms. Some, like RADAR (Radio Direction and Ranging), find their way into general usage; some, like AVGAS (Aviation Gasoline), remain in long-term usage in a mainly aeronautical context; and some serve their purpose for a short period then drift into obscurity. I suspect that the subject

Massive Air New Zealand Profit Highlights Recovery Air New Zealand made the country’s most dramatic turn-around this year by recording an operating profit of $79 million (NZ), and an overall profit of $102 million. Three years ago the company lost $90 million, and last year managed to decrease this to a $32.5 million loss. This

Cessna are responsible for producing more General Aviation category aircraft than any other manufacturer; what is not readily recognised is that Cessna have also in their time produced in excess of 13,000 military aircraft. This interesting fact is overlooked by most people and certainly bears closer examination. The present day of course is not what

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The basic concept of the propfan has been with aviation for many years now though it is only in the past few years that a return to propellors for short to medium-haul 100/150-seat aircraft has been accepted as viable. Modern powerplant technology and advanced materials for propeller blade design spurred on by the second oil