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Unions are calling for far stiffer penalties to curb a 40 per cent increase in air rage incidents caused by a cocktail of alcohol and dysfunctional airports. In January the Office of Transport Security (OTS) reported to Contrails that there were 461 reports last year, up from 279 in 2008 and 67 in 2007. This
New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AJB Diamond DA42‑L360 Twin Star 42AC135 21/12/09 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra NSW 2214 BHS Kavanagh B‑400 B400‑406 7/12/09 Proflex, 13 Lakeview Dr Carrara Qld 4211 BVK SIAI Marchetti S211 016/03‑002 22/12/09 Royston Ferris, PO Box 502 Mona Vale NSW 1660 338 (Singapore Air Force) N49SM 1285
Long time in passing. So sang Peter, Paul and Mary many years ago, in a time when almost every airport had one or more big fast single engine aircraft to hire. But no longer. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past
Ec175 Makes First Flight Eurocopter’s 16-seat Medium Lift Ec175 Made Its ‘official’ First Flight on December 17 From Eurocopter’s Marignane, France, Facility. However, the December 17 Flight Was in Fact the Type’s Sixth, With the Actual First Flight Occurring Nearly Two Weeks Earlier on December 4. During the December 17 Flight Ec175 ‘prototype 1’ F-wwpb
Improving technology has had a very positive impact on aviation, leading to a better safety record as well as increased operational efficiency. In one sense, why would you ever question technological advances? This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome
Qantas Group News This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two A380s to Qantas, Four Dash 8-q400s to Qantaslink, and the Departures of a Qantas 747-400 and a Jetstar A320. Qantas Took Delivery of A380-842 Vh-oqe Lawrence Hargrave in Sydney on December 21 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore and Melbourne as
