Why, Oh Why? Okay, I haven’t got a thousand hours on Mirages, or Tornados, or even Macchis. Nor am I a 20,000 plus hour veteran 747 captain or a Boscombe Down test pilot instructor. However, as a part of my job I do sit and read crash reports from the world’s leading aviation safety bodies

Register Review Thirty four aircraft are listed in the New Allocation section this month and along with five restorations and only 28 deletions this represents a small increase in the number of CAA registered aircraft in Australia to 9442. Two new amateur built aircraft are shown, a Thorp T18 and a Vans RV6A. The Thorp,

Air NZ Pax Rise Boosts Profit Forecast A surge in international and domestic passengers in the first three months of this year has boosted Air New Zealand’s profit forecast beyond its February estimate of no more than $NZ176m. Directors are expecting tax paid earnings in the six months to June 30 to comfortably exceed first

Rotary Wing Elements Benefit In Budget Funding for a Sea King life extension programme, new surveillance and detection measures for the Seahawk and a Black Hawk simulator was included in May’s Federal Budget. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please