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It is testimony to the Boeing 737’s designers and the foresight of its then chairman Bill Allan that the aircraft that was almost cancelled has become the most successful of the jet age. It is hard to imagine today that the 737’s early life was far from dominating. This content is available exclusively to Australian
New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AGN Harmon Rocket II 219 24/8/11 Findelta, 38/195 Prospect Hwy Seven Hills 2147 N999RM AUM GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑11‑166 27/7/11 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 BRB Agusta A109E Power 11684 29/8/11 Burbank Air Services, PO Box 177 Altona Vic 3018 VH‑LWJ VH‑ATH CUX Stolp
Increasing Australia’s productivity and competitiveness seem to be agreed goals by both sides of politics. Aviation does not live in isolation and must be central to this debate. While the nation is well placed to sell minerals and energy resources to the world, particularly Asia, our manufacturing sector seems to be stuck in the slow
The ADF is about to embark on a wholesale change to its aviation training systems with the maturing of its Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training Systems (HATS) and Air 5428 Pilot Training System (PTS) projects. Air 9000 Phase 7 will not only replace Army’s Bell 206B Kiowa and Navy’s Squirrel training helicopters, but
10 Years Ago • Initial air strikes against 31 targets were launched on October 7 in Operation Enduring Freedom against al-Qaeda terrorist training camps and Taliban military positions in Afghanistan. Forces employed in the first missions were B-52s and B-1Bs operating from Diego Garcia, USN aircraft from the USS Enterprise and Carl Vinson, six B-2As
…cameraman John Bean on August 18 when the ABC Television Squirrel helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Lake Eyre, outback South Australia. Ticehurst, 60 – pictured here in the right hand seat of the ABC’s Squirrel during the Sydney-Hobart yacht race – was a veteran pilot with 16,000 flying hours experience, and had been
