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The General Aviation industry throughout Australia and the world is currently in a state of crisis. Falling sales, a third of what they were during the halcyon days of the late seventies, have reduced America’s ‘big three’ to much smaller concerns beginning to concentrate on the higher end of the market in order to survive.

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Raiders From the West: Skywest Airlines of Perth have purchased the Melbourne-based H. C Sleigh Aviation Ltd to become the largest GA company in Australia Skywest will now operate a total of 44 aircraft ranging from piston twins to pure jets. Skywest operates 28 aircraft in West Australia and currently employs 170 people H C.

34th Mirage Lost: The RAAF lost its 34th Mirage fighter during early August. Squadron Leader John Kindler ejected safely when the developed troubles while exercising with the Navy off Jervis Bay, NSW The RAAF Williamtown-based Mirages are now logging considerable hours in fleet support duties which was task formerly operated by Nowra based RAN A-4G

Qantas Close to Ordering New Twins: At time of going to press Qantas was close to signing with either Airbus or Boeing for a number of twinjets to service new and current routes not sufficiently large for their all-747 fleet. Qantas is looking closely at the Airbus A310-300 and Boeing’s 767ER, both of which are