Has the DofA Become a Luxury That General Aviation Can No Longer Afford? No one can deny that these are difficult economic times. However, for general aviation, It is nothing short of disastrous. There are aircraft distributors in Australia who have not sold a new aircraft in the past 12 months. It would be difficult

There is a saying that goes, ‘Good things come in small packages,’ and this statement could not be anything but true when it comes to describing the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Indeed, few if any aircraft have been designed and built to such a degree that they surpassed the requirements of the intended customer in

The last twelve months have been particularly difficult for the aviation industry in Australia; however, our Regional Airlines must be fairly satisfied with the way they have overcome the problems presented to them. As well as a recession they have also had to contend with a drought, which has affected many parts of the country.

East-West Proposal Provides Interesting Insight Into Airline Workings East-West Airlines’ proposal to the Minister for Aviation concerning their proposed ‘no-frills’ DC-9 service makes interesting reading. Not so much for what EWA hopes to achieve but rather the insight gained into the degree of fieldwork required in getting such a service into operation. Basically, EWA are