Concern Over Three-Year JORN Delay The $1.1bn Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) which is running three years late has been criticised in a damming Australian National Audit Office report. The unsatisfactory performance of the high tech project has degenerated into something of a farce. So much so that the major prime contractor, Telstra, and the

Later Model Cessna 172 Skyhawks The new, incoming powered Skyhawk models continued the basic philosophy of the earlier aircraft, offering solid, reliable (in most cases) and predictable transport for four people but with increasing levels of refinement and equipment fit as time went on. The Lycoming engine promised to be a more economical proposition than

Dick Smith’s Airspace 2000 Plan Looks Set to Become a Reality Despite the inevitable objection by some diehard critics, it looks likely that Dick Smith will be successful in gaining acceptance by industry and the regulatory authorities to the implementation of a modified development of the Australian Aviation Industry Association (AAIA) alternative airspace plan first

10 Years Ago Boeing has built 5,000 jet airliners in less than 29 years, a figure unmatched by any other aircraft manufacturer. The 5,000th aircraft was a KLM 737-300 rolled out at a ceremony on August 17. Since the first Boeing jetliner, a 707-120, was rolled out on October 28, 1957, an average of 14