Australian Aviation

The financial year just ended has been significant for the airline industry in Australia – significant in terms of insignificant movement, despite noises off from the Federal Government. A cynical overview is perhaps unkind. But it is truthful. Hurryings and scurryings in the airline world have produced no firm trend-line in giving the passenger a

To the public the exploits of a fighter pilot have always been legendary. From those daring gladiators in their Fokkers and Sopwiths of 1917 through to the heroes of the Battle of Britain – a fighter ace has always been king in the public eye and an idol of the times. Since the Korean campaign

Airbus Four Years Later Since its debut with Air France on the Paris-London route, passengers in many parts of the world have come to appreciate the comfort and convenience of the A300. It Is now in service with 14 operators. Among wide-body aircraft the A300 remains unique. It is the only one of the new

If one instrument of war dominated the Vietnam conflict more than any other, that instrument was the helicopter. Perhaps the senior American officer, arguing the virtues of the aircraft as a weapon, was pressing the argument too far when he declared: “The Vietnam war hangs on the rotor blade of a helicopter. ” Nevertheless, helicopters

Next time you board a modern jet airliner, almost regardless of make, spare a thought for that first Boeing prototype which helped make your current flight possible – the old Dash Eighty, Boeing Model 367-80 which on July 15, 1954 took com­mercial aviation into the jet age. Boeing have always been trendsetters. Prior to World

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