Australian Aviation

The Avro Anson Part Thirteen in a Series Examining the Airliners That Established Civil Aviation in Australia The Avro Anson has several unique claims to fame in Australian aviation history. In its RAAF role, it was used in greater numbers during World War II than any other aircraft. In a wider context, it is the

The last twelve months have been particularly difficult for the aviation industry in Australia; however, our Regional Airlines must be fairly satisfied with the way they have overcome the problems presented to them. As well as a recession they have also had to contend with a drought, which has affected many parts of the country.

East-West Proposal Provides Interesting Insight Into Airline Workings East-West Airlines’ proposal to the Minister for Aviation concerning their proposed ‘no-frills’ DC-9 service makes interesting reading. Not so much for what EWA hopes to achieve but rather the insight gained into the degree of fieldwork required in getting such a service into operation. Basically, EWA are

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This is the story of a Christmas-time rescue by a civilian crew of Air New Zealand of an American registered Cessna 188, overdue at Norfolk Island on a flight from Pago Pago. It is a story of exceptional airmanship. And it shows how you never know when some of the old ‘tricks of the trade’

Australian Aviation has just finished testing one of the latest products to be shipped to Australia from the US – a computer-controlled dead-reckoning navigation plotter made by a low-overhead firm, Avec (Aviation Electronics Corporation) which operates in the New Hampshire city of Nashua. Many readers with a Service aviation background will get immediate heartburn when