The clouds of uncertainty were restricted to the skies above the 41st Paris Salon with the unseasonable weather failing to weaken the undeniable atmosphere of enthusiasm and confidence that appears to have finally returned to the West’s aviation industry. During the life of the nine day event a number of significant orders were announced by

Qantas Float Launched The Qantas share float was formally launched on July 3 amid intensive advertising designed to push the ‘national icon’ aspect of the deal so as to increase its appeal to the so called ‘mums and dads’ investors. Private investors will get first bite of the 750 million shares on offer (75% of

Lessons To Be Learned? A review into the recent spate of US military aircraft crashes has been called for with the suggestion that “military drawdown” (budget cuts and restrictions) may have contributed. In the space of a few weeks recently the USAF lost an F-15, T-38, F-117, C-130, F-16 and C-21; the National Guard lost

Asta Sold The sale of Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA) has been completed, Rockwell Systems Australia Pty Ltd (RSA) having purchased all of the Government’s shares for $40m. RSA has developed a business plan for ASTA that will involve the transfer of approximately $130m worth of additional aero component work to ASTA over the next