Register Review Thirty-three entries make up the New Allocations section this month with, unfortunately, almost one third of these being re-registrations. The remainder cover a wide range of types from three new Boeing jet airliners for Ansett to two locally built Kavanagh balloons and three more Gazelles from Skyfox’s Caloundra production facility. Both helicopters listed

Todd Chapman lives in NSW at West Pennant Hills. He is a licensed pilot and was taxying at Bankstown Airport for circuits off Runway 11R, when a big nervous voice announced on 119.9 MHz: Vh-Whp: “Bankstown Ground, this is Cessna Whiskey-Hotel-Papa taxying solo for circuits, received Echo!” This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Bids in for Anzac Helos Tenders for the RAN’s project SEA 1441 for 14 helicopters for the Anzac frigates (with an option for aircraft for the OPCs) closed on March 20, and details have since emerged about the equipment fits the two contenders are offering on their respective aircraft. Key elements of Westland’s bid offering

Where Next for Fans? The future has arrived quickly for several South Pacific states committed to integrated ATC systems which utilise satellite-based communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) techniques. Almost 12 months have passed since the certification of the FANS-1 avionics package for Boeing 747-400 aircraft. While some airlines and countries are actively exploiting