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10 Years Ago The Concorde fleet of Air France and British Airways will be retired by October 31 2003 following simultaneous announcements from both airlines on April 10. Although the type has engineering certification to fly at least until 2009 and could continue until 2015, the decision is a commercial one arising from declining passenger
Avalon And All That For the warbird and antique enthusiast there were some good sights to be had at the Australian International Air Show. In the big warbird department was the Catalina, a black cat at that, VH-PBZ/A24-362, from HARS, which was joined by Caribou VH-VBA/A4-210 and VH-VBB/A4-234. VH-VBA sprang a port fuel tank leak
Miniature ‘smart’ UAVs make cost-effective sense for emergency services Amid the global proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), two local versions stand out – the Insitu Pacific Scan Eagle and the V-TOL Aerospace Warrigal. Their potential in roles supporting search and rescue, and in flood and fire aerial reconnaissance represent a watershed opportunity for emergency
The facts Funding airport infrastructure The facts Everyone agrees that a new runway at Brisbane Airport is necessary – the extra capacity is needed for the increasing number of flights and to reduce delays in arrival and departure times. The runway is needed to ensure Australia’s flight networks are not impacted by the flow-on effect
There are no new aircraft types shown in this month’s New Allocations listing, but there are some very interesting aircraft worth commenting on. Peter Ashley’s Oldfield Super Baby Lakes VH-AVV is only the second of its type on the local register although there are two of the smaller-engined Baby Lakes on the RA-Aus register. This
Avalon shows there is more to flying than regulations and rules Avalon And All That For a budding commercial pilot or even a flight the Australian International Airshow it was a great place to look over the displayed aircraft. The aircraft on display had so many things of interest to educate a CPL or instructor
