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10 years ago Following the last Air France Concorde flight on June 27 when F-BVFC landed at Toulouse, all of the airline’s airworthy Concordes are destined for museums. One of these, F-BVFB, which arrived at Baden-Baden Airport on June 24 for eventual transportation to the Auto & Technik Museum at Sinsheim, is to be dismantled
Convention highlights successes, opportunities and challenges for aerial ag The annual AAAA convention has again highlighted that despite challenges, the future for aerial application looks very positive. Featuring a 34-booth trade show, two days of plenary speakers and two additional days of training available to delegates, the convention showed exactly what makes up aerial application
What it means The times are changing and the acceptance that what was good 20-something years ago needs to be updated to cater for altered demands and technology. If nothing else, the CASA Part 61 regulations, to be activated on December 4 this year, reflect the slow change from the Westminster system to something closer
Industry cooperation is critical No one can deny competition in the aviation industry is very tough. Input costs and pricing are always under pressure, which results in cost and operational pressures amongst industry participants. Members of the Australian Airports Association (AAA) are no different. Representing the interests of more than 250 airports and aerodromes Australia
Forty-six aircraft are listed in the New Allocations this month with a good cross-section of types including two new to Australian skies and several interesting older types. Pacific Flight Services has added Gulfstream G150 PFV to its already extensive fleet of business jets available for private and business charter as well as medevac flights. PFV
The potential harm of political expediency A curfew threat looms for Brisbane Airport despite a lack of any public call for one and few serious complaints about noise, largely the result of efficient and rigid night-time noise abatement procedures. As just one example of how these noise procedures work, jets arriving at night from, say,
