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When airline tycoon Sir Richard Branson voted to sink another $80 million into Virgin Blue in late July as part of a deeply discounted fully underwritten $231 million capital raising to bolster the airline’s balance sheet it signalled hopefully the end to speculation about the future direction of the airline. News of the raising, ending
New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS BCP Robinson R22 Beta II 3679 16/6/09 Heli Services NQ, PO Box 57 Atherton 4883 VH‑LNK BGV Robinson R22 Beta II 3998 18/6/09 Versatile Helicopter Services, 59 Louise St Cranbrook Qld 4814 N213SH BHS PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816209 2/7/09 Riddell Homes, 4/25 Jersey Rd Bayswater Vic 3153 VH‑CGR
Mid-air collisions and runway incursions are a hot topic with CASA at present but it came as a surprise to most when a CASA media release of July 15 advised immediate changes to take place at the Australian General Aviation Aerodrome Procedures (GAAP) aerodromes. The new changes are to affect Archerfield, Bankstown, Camden, Jandakot, Moorabbin
While pilots and cabin crew are usually the public face of regional aviation spare a thought for the many dedicated LAMES across the country that keep the engines, airframes and avionics up to scratch. It is clear that their motivation is more than salary when engineers arrive at work at 5.00am or earlier to ensure
10 Years Ago One of the world’s smallest air forces, the Tongan Air Force, has purchased one Champion Citabria for pilot training and patrol of the country’s economic exclusion zone surrounding the chain of islands. This aircraft joins a Beech 18 acquired in 1996 for similar duties. The first RAAF Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules II, A97-464,
From page 30 of this issue, we take a closer look at Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon, the US Navy’s and likely the RAAF’s successor to the P-3 Orion. The P-8 is one of three and potentially more military versions of Boeing’s venerable 737 airliner, of which more than 8000 have been sold or ordered since it
