The completion of the Boeing 727 production in 1984 was yet another chapter in the at-times stormy history of an aircraft produced in greater numbers than any other airliner. Launched at a time when Boeing had been experiencing financial problems, the 727 grew and improved to win an enormous list of orders which resulted in

Sea Fury to go to France? In a move that will surprise Warbird enthusiasts, it is likely that the third Hawker Sea Fury, under rebuild at Darwin, will go to France following its sale to French Warbirds enthusiast Jacques Borrett. The Sea Fury was recently advertised for sale at $325,000 as it approached the completion

The recent launching order by Ansett Airlines of Australia for the Fokker 50 looks like ensuring the sales success of the Fokker Friendship series of commercial airliners well into the 1990s, and the future operation of the series in the Australasian region to the end of the twentieth century. Expectations of those interested were that

Two Years in the Aviation Hall of Doom. This article is the result of one of the hardest and least satisfying projects I have ever undertaken. Nevertheless, I believe I owe it to my country and our aviation industry to try to act as a catalyst in resolving the serious problems that exist in the