Boeing Gives Go Ahead With 737-X: Boeing’s Board of Directors has officially authorised offering the new 737-X family of airliners which were first mooted in our May issue. The new 737-X could be delivered to the first customers in 1997 if sufficient orders are received to officially launch the programme. While still in an early

Orange Force Invasion Tests Tindal: This year’s ‘Pitch Black’ exercise will focus on RAAF Tindal, as Australia’s air defence system is put to the test. Aircraft and personnel from the US Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force will be based at RAAF Darwin, operating as the attacking Orange Force. USAF F-150s from

The Battlee for Schofields As if General Aviation didn’t have enough battles to fight, another one has emerged that if lost has the potential to be a major problem for many future generations of private pilots. What we are referring to is the battle for Schofields, the small weekends only GA airfield situated to the

Register Review Sixteen aircraft make up the New Allocations section this month, quite a small number compared with previous months with the trend continuing toward smaller, lighter machines and away from larger, corporate aircraft. The largest aircraft that appears is the third Beech C99 for Oxley Airlines, OXD, which joins OXB and OXC in their