Australian Aviation

Flying the Fuel Dollar Further As every motorist knows, to his or her chagrin, the price of fuel is going up. Driving up to the pumps to ‘fill ‘er up’ will set one back twenty or thirty dollars at present prices. This sobering experience usually causes the motorist to drive a little less vigorously, at

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No Airshow 84: Due to a number of reasons we will not be producing our GA annual, Airshow 84, this year. However, noting the popularity of the DofA Australian Aircraft Register which was the backbone of Airshow 83, we have decided to include the updated and vastly improved Register in a big, bumper 136-page March

Nomads to Thai Navy: Australia will provide four Nomad Searchmaster aircraft to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) as part of the Defence Co-operation program. The $7.5 million project also involves training RTN personnel and the provision of spares, ground support equipment and limited advisory assistance. The aircraft will be fitted with surveillance equipment in Australia

The Ultimate Executive Jet? The government and royal family of Saudi Arabia already operate a Boeing 747SP in executive configuration so the only remaining avenue for going one better was to order a private version of the new 747-300 Extended Upper Deck model. King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz took delivery of his personal jet late

Hornet Programme Gears up for 1984 First Delivery The first of Australia’s 75 McDonnell DouglasF-18 Hornets to be seen in local skies should be rolled out for test flying at Avalon Air Base near Melbourne in November next year (1984). Actually the third in the Australian order, its components will be manufactured in the United