Air NZ Lands $ NZ88M Profit ANZ continues to fly high in the financial sky, enjoying a 44% increase in profit for the December half year. Revenue rose 8. 9% to $NZ1. 26bn, the main contribution coming from international travellers. This revenue totalled $NZ711m, up $NZ60m. The airline’s chairman, Mr Bob Matthew, said the second

MiG-29-Deadly Adversary of Falcon 3. 0 “So comrade, you wish to fly the MiG-29? That will cost you six thousand greenbacks for an hour, or if you wish to pay in roubles at the current rate, let me see. . . “. Igor whips out his Taiwanese made calculator, stabs the buttons, frowns, then says,

Twin Otter Fleet Changes In October 1966 the DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft was seen in our region for the first time with the arrival in Australia of -100 VH-TGR, which carried the Trans-Australia Airlines Sunbird colours and -100 CF-UXE, which carried the TAA mainland colour scheme of the day. Nearly 30 years on the Twin

Raaf Seeking Early Decision on C-130E Replacement Defence and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are seeking a decision in the May Budget process to replace the 12 Lockheed C-130E model Hercules transports which are now 28 years old. The most likely replacement for these No 37 Squadron Hercs is the planned C-130J which is