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It seems not a year goes by that one of Australia’s major airlines is up for sale. In the early 1990s it was Compass I and II but no-one was buying and then for the balance of the 1990s it was Ansett, then Impulse and Ansett again into this decade. This content is available exclusively
New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIALNUMBER/DATE/OWNEROROPERATOR/PREVIOUSREGISTRATIONS APJ Cessna525CitationJetCJ1525‑028125/10/07SouthernAirServices, POBox412 Warrnambool Vic 3280 N508TL N500TL N41NK N1280S N5154J BKL PA‑44‑180 Seminole 44‑8195016 1/11/07 Lampa Holdings, PO Box 754 Fyshwick ACT 2609 HS‑TCB N8341W (N262ER) BQI Schweizer269C300CS143017/10/07RodneyIllingworth, PMB39 WinnellieNT 0822 JA7788 BVJ GippslandGA‑8AirvanGA8‑07‑11624/10/07GippslandAeronautics, POBox881 Morwell Vic 3840 CMK RobinsonR22BetaII422331/10/07Heliflite, POBox YQBankstownAirport2200 EGI AerospatialeAS350BASquirrel213818/10/07HelicopterSupport, 25BayviewDr Blackstone Heights Tas 7250 N890AK N907SH
It would be a brave person who predicts that a simple change of government would have any affect on the blight that affects CASA and other aviation policy in Australia – but perhaps hope springs eternal! The election of the Rudd Labor government may be the circuit breaker required to put some common sense back
The issue of climate change is now high on the agenda for the aviation industry in Australia. Of the three major industry conventions held during November, Safeskies, the Australian Airports Association Convention, and GreenSkies, the latter two, like the RAAA Convention in October, gave prominence to environmental issues. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Capacity Constraints Qantas, Jetstar and Tiger Are All Introducing Significant New Capacity to the Australian Domestic Market. Tiger’s A320s Represent New Capacity, but Qantas’s Order for 31 Additional 737‑800s Will Allow It to Retire Older 737-400s and Perhaps Replace Some Domestic 767-300 Capacity. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian
Flight Watch Many Years Ago I Was Flying in Remote Outback Australia, Up in the Torres Strait and Into Parts of Png, When We Started Losing Our Flight Service Units. It Was a Matter of Course That You Became Friendly With the Voices on the Other End of the Flight Service Radio. When You Visited
