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Sampling ‘Shabby Blue One’ The Ca-25 Winjeel Non-flying people might think there is something wrong with me, but I know most pilots will understand when I recount that on honeymoon last year, at a remote West Australian seaside resort, I was only able to forget about aircraft until I heard the sound of a Gipsy
Gps Precision The US is now, more than ever, committed to satellite technology over conventional ILS and MLS navigational aids. According to the US Department of Transportation, several thousand general aviation and public use airports throughout the country will soon have their own satellite technology for bad weather landings. To date, three airports in the
An Damaged In Williamtown Accident Saturday December 17 saw North American T-28D Trojan VH-XVT suffer damage at Williamtown, NSW. The big warbird was taking off from the RAAF base, near Newcastle, when it suffered a power loss. The Trojan was landed in a paddock with the undercarriage down. The aircraft overran the paddock and went
January-March, 1945. 50 Years Ago… January 1 – Western Front Europe Operation Bodenplatte. Before dawn 900 Luftwaffe aircraft attack Allied airfields, mainly in the Second TAF area. The Allies are surprised, though some fighters are up on early patrols, and almost 150 aircraft are destroyed plus 80 damaged. Few pilots are lost. Within days most
Rolls Buys Allison Rolls-Royce cemented its position as one of the big three in the aeroengine business in November when it agreed to buy the Allison Engine Company. On a debt free basis and subject to US regulatory approval, Rolls will pay $525 million to the management team that bought the old General Motors subsidiary
Regional Airline News Airlines of Tasmania placed Metro III VH-NEL ‘City of Launceston, Tasmania’ into service on November 9. The Metro III, which has been leased from Tamair, is scheduled to operate seventeen sectors a day on four days of the week. Tamair PA31-350 VH-NEH entered service with Airlines of Tasmania in November. Airnorth planned
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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
