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The Fac: How It Is Playing Monopoly With the Aviation Industry Over the previous two hundred years, Australia’s governments built up our transport and trade infrastructure – roads, railways, ports and airports, because they were important to our national development. All ofthem operated at a loss, but they contributed to the profits earned from our
Of all the aircraft ever built it has been said that the Lockheed Constellation is probably the most aesthetically pleasing airliner to have graced the sky. When the Lockheed Constellation prototype made its first flight on January 9, 1943, who would have thought that fiftyyears later not one but two of these fine aircraft would
November Deadline Date Set for Introduction of New Airspace Structure After some three years of investigation, consultation, and deliberation, the newAustralian Airspace Structure is finally to come into effect on November 11 this year. To achieve this, a radar chain extending from Cairns around the eastern seaboard, plus Perth with its own radar, will provide
A9 – Lockheed P-3 Orion The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation certainly has a solid track record in building maritime patrol aircraft. The Hudson equipped RAAF general purpose squadrons in 1940 and the Ventura entered Australian service in 1943. In 1951 the Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune (later designated P-2E) was received by No 11 Squadron, followed in 1962
Continental Out of Bankruptcy and Orders Up: Continental Airlines has emerged from 29 months’ of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a $US450m cash injection from Air Canada and Texas based investment firm Air Partners. At the same time, the airline has placed firm orders for $2 Boeing airliners and op- tions on a further 98.
One aircraft (a 700) will shortly be operated by Avcomfor charter services between east- ern and western Europe. It is generally considered that the former iron curtain’ countries offer great medium and long term potential for bizjet manufacturers and operators. Tourism Paying Off: The influence of increasing tourism is having a posi tive effect on
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Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
