Tas Jet Provost Flies Following fast on the tail of last month’s report on warbird jets now flying in Australia comes news of yet another first flight and a jet at that. The BAe Jet Provost T.4, VH-JPP, made its debut at Devonport, Tasmania, on Saturday June 3. Previously with the RAF as s/n XS-178,

Aopa Backflips On Latest Airspace Proposals In an apparent backflip, the new President of The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Dick Smith, in an editorial in the June issue of the AOPA magazine, is now endorsing the latest CAA airspace proposal. In the editorial he states that the proposal “will result in an internationally

An Unforgettable Experience! A one-time passenger relates the story of a charter flight that went frighteningly wrong — with consequences that were nearly the end of them all. Three of us in Wollongong had arranged to charter a small aeroplane from the nearby airfield at Albion Park to take us out to Griffith for the

At an exciting time in the evolution of the airline, Barry Mayo, the new General Manager, will be carefully steering Airlink through a massive expansion programme that will see it become Australia’s largest regional carrier. At a time when many airlines are still rationalising services, Airlink has increased its capacity by some 130% since November