Good One Oz! A decade ago almost to the day, Australians young and old cheered the news that September morning that we had pulled off the seemingly impossible and claimed a trophy at Newport, Rhode Island, that signified much more than a mere victory in just another yacht race. That exuberance of our America’s Cup
Qantas Chairman Right on Target Our editorial last month on Qantas needing to be more innovative certainly struck some chords in the right places. Unfortunately lack of space constrained us greatly on the breadth of what we really wanted to say, so this issue we are going to take the same subject further with a
Us/Australia Air Talks Continue: Crucial talks aimed at specifically defining the contentious Australia/US air accord are set to reopen in October. The latest round of talks follow on from those held in Canberra during August. Essentially, the US Dept of Transport does not recognise Australia’s 50% rule for north Asia Australia/US traffic. Australia considers that
10 Years Ago • Plans have been completed by Boeing to convert earlier model 747s to 747-300 stretched upper deck configuration, but the programme will only be launched for a minimum of 20 aircraft. If the programme proceeds, Alla Royal Jordanian Airline said it would become the first customer and would convert three aircraft and
The 1993 EAA Oshkosh Convention and Fly-In will not go down in history as the best year to date. The unseasonably wet weather in the weeks leading up to the event affected attendance by both aviation enthusiasts and aircraft but nevertheless, in the best tradition, the show went on and as always there were some
In the coming months Industry will be asked to voice their opinion on the validity of certain single engine turbine aircraft being allowed to fly IFR charter and commuter ops. To better understand the background of this intriguing situation, Terry Wesley-Smith asks. . . Single Engined Ifr Rpt – Fact or Fantasy For a long