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Forty-five years of leading the airline industry is an outstanding achievement by any measure but perhaps, just perhaps, the innovation at Singapore Airlines has stalled. When you are making stellar profits it is almost impossible to get impetus at board level for changing the model but over the past 10 years Singapore Airlines has shown
New Allocations Registration/type/serial Number/date/owner or Operator/previous Registrations Aze Pa‑24‑180 Comanche 24‑116 16/3/12 Nigari, 8 Prosen Ct Hamlyn Heights 3215 N5106p Bbt Dynali H2s 1145‑031 27/2/12 Darren Bell, 18 Cob La Ebenezer Qld 4340 Bhr Pa‑46‑350p Malibu Mirage 4622019 1/3/12 David Rampa, 3/344 Saint Kilda Rd Melbourne Vic 3000 N113kr Vh‑lbe N9157q Dqt Robinson R22 Beta
A recent ATSB release on engine failure noted that: “Understanding the possible causes of [piston] engine cylinder cracking is crucial to minimising their likelihood and consequences. One engine manufacturer attributes these failures to sudden/rapid cooling of the engine due to fast descents. ” Never have truer words been said. But care of the hot and
The announcement in early March that Defence will spend $19 million on long-lead items for a potential EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack (AEA) aircraft acquisition was a welcome one. Welcome because, not only will an AEA capability be a major force multiplier for the RAAF’s air combat fleet and other ASDF assets, but because the
…AIMS-vaccredited companies in the country and is now reaping the benefits of an integrated management system covering flying safety, environment, OHS, logistics, HR and business modules. (Skycroppers) The AAAA Convention is heading north this year for the first time – to Cairns, heart of Australia’s banana industry and the incredible diversity of tropical agriculture and
10 Years Ago • The public unveiling of the prototype Pilatus PC-21 trainer, HB-HZA, took place at Stans, Switzerland on May 1. Powered by a 1,139kW (1,525hp) P&WC PT6A-68B turboprop driving a new five-blade graphite propel-ler, the aircraft has a pressurised cockpit, the latest Martin Baker Mk 16L zero-zero ejection seat and a sustained cruising
