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Russian Aerospace Restructures in Order to Survive Political and economic upheaval has thrown Russia’s massive and highly capable aerospace industry into an unprecedented state of chaos. The collapse of communism and the death of the great socialist experiment has left this enormous aviation industry, which employs three million skilled workers, in an empty void which

Bob Bostick is a resident of Germantown Tennessee USA. Tennessee is one of my favourite states in America, so it’s a pleasure to run your story Bob! Late one night as Bob was flying near central Washington he overheard the following conversation on the radio: AIRCRAFT: “Seattle Center, Mickey Mouse at one-nine-oh!” ATC CENTER: “Hi

Of jelly beans and jets As there is in any organisation, a friendly rivalry exists between pilots flying different types of aircraft in the RAAF. For example, transport pilots are often known as Trash Haulers or Trashies, while those who fly fighters readily answer to the name Knuckle Head or Knuck. Also, for some obscure