Tiger Country Steve Johnson finished his preflight inspection, wiped up the few drips of oil on the lower engine cowling and closed the polished aluminium side panel. Checking the switches were off, he walked to the front of the aeroplane and pulled the varnished propeller through a few times to test the compression. The immaculate

Taa Boeing 727-100 Fleet Update Australian Airlines’ recent withdrawal from operation of the Boeing 727 after some 28 years service has generated special interest in the type and so in this issue of “Traffic’ we look at what has become of the 727-76 fleet. In total, Trans-Australia Airlines ordered and operated six 727-76 aircraft (VH-TJA

Book Review – Warbirds Directory Wow! What a book. If ever there was a warbird enthusiast’s bible then the 1993 Warbirds Directory is it. Originally released in 1989 the latest issue of the directory has been updated and expanded to include new aircraft types. The authors, Australians John Chapman and Geoff Goodall, have really burnt

Flight West Airlines When you own something you look after it, nurture it, and have complete control over it. Sir Dennis Buchanan stands ready to take his Right West Airlines into the mid nineties with the same rational management which has established the carrier as one of Australia’s largest regional airlines. Julian Green reports from