This second instalment in our series on deregulation now overviews the development of the airline industry in Australia by looking at the regulatory framework which both prescribed the present industry and now serves as its description. The previous issue of Australian Aviation chronicled the US industry while the next edition will suggest the opportunities and

Masling Rotor Wing Orders First Production Notar and Places MDX Options A major announcement of interest to the local scene was made at the annual HAI Convention held late January in New Orleans. The first production McDonnell Douglas MD-52ON has been acquired by Cootamundra-based Masling Rotor Wing – reportedly on behalf of an unnamed Australian

Welcome to our revised Air Safety column as we continue to run items of interest from the RAAF’s excellent Spotlight journal. Spotlight is produced by the RAAF’s Directorate of Air Force Safety and though relating primarily to military aviation, contains much of direct relevance and interest to airline and private pilot alike. The point is

Caa Certification Procmures – Your Response Our feature on CAA certification standards in the January edition of Australian Aviation certainly raised a considerable response. We reprint here some of the replies as outlined on P. 42 of the January issue. We thank interested readers for their time in responding and apologise for not being able