Ts-11 Iskra Flies Gordon Glynn’s TS-11 Iskra (Spark), VH-ADG (1H0816) made its first flight following overhaul on Saturday June 4 at Bankstown, NSW. The flight was piloted by John Hamilton. John, who flies for Qantas, is an ex-RAN pilot and has A-4 Skyhawk and A-7 Corsair flight time logged away. Gordon obtained two Iskras from

Fighter Upgrades Part 2 The decline in defence budgets which has occurred since the collapse of the USSR, as well as the saturation of the fighter marketplace with second hand aircraft, have created a boom in the fighter upgrade business. Systems integrators worldwide have taken advantage of the shift in the marketplace, and virtually no

New Projects Aim To Make Airbus Number One Now in its 25th year, Airbus Industrie is able to offer a complete product range of airliners ranging from 120 to 400 seats. Having fulfilled its original goal of offering a comprehensive product line, Airbus is looking at a number of new projects and derivatives of existing

Airways Charges Reduced The Civil Aviation Authority has dropped charges for airways and firefighting and rescue services by an average 10.4% in real terms from July 1. The CAA says the reductions are expected to save the industry about $56m on what they would have paid had the CAA increased its charges in accordance with