From a number of key areas, Avalon 1995 was a very successful airshow. Successful trade days, the variety and number of aircraft on display, excellent flying days and improved facilities and services combined to make Avalon 95 a vastly improved show compared with Avalon 92. Only the unpredictable weather, lower than expected crowds on the

Qantas Mid Year Results “An excellent result” is how Qantas Chairman Gary Pemberton described the airline’s half year financial figures announced on March 16, despite some pessimism in the financial market about the result, reports Julian Green. The 79.5% increase in pretax earnings saw a $71.7m improvement to $202.9m for the first half of the

Turbo Commander Aileron Tests Dispute Report Extensive testing in the US on a Turbo Commander twin turboprop has revealed results which contradict National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concerns that the aircraft is prone to aileron snatch problems. The issue had relevance to Australia because aileron snatch is considered by some to be a possible contributory

China Wants To Build Su-27 China is discussing local production of the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter to follow the 26 examples already delivered from Russian production. Press reports indicate that Russia is not opposed to the idea but first wants to sell more complete Flankers to the Chinese. Negotiations for the purchase of a second