Those Best Equipped For The Task Excel. That’s The Way It Is In Nature. And In Aviation. With its current performance features, the Dornier 328 is already the best turboprop in its class: the maximum cruising speed is 335 knots – the first turboprop with near-jet block times. Exceptional airfield performance allows the use of

Lost Baggage Que It was a warm summer’s evening when our last Falcon 900, due to arrive back at around 1800hr, radioed the Duty Crew advising us of their estimated time of arrival and some minor unserviceabilities. Now, because these shifts often last a tiring 18 hours, the crew were understandably happy to finally get

Further Robinson Restrictions Further to the US FAA’s restrictive AD placed on the R22 and R44, the US regulatory body has now formulated a new Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) affecting flying training operations and pilot experience on the two types. The SFAR is aimed at reducing the two types’ accident rates and stipulates that

No names/no pack drill with this story, told to us by a Boeing 737-400 First Officer with Ireland’s international airline, Aer Lingus. A senior Captain with the airline was on a posting abroad, based in Bangkok, flying a wet leased Aer Lingus 747 aircraft for ‘Air Siam’. Our subject Captain was airborne one evening, departing