Nomads to Thai Navy: Australia will provide four Nomad Searchmaster aircraft to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) as part of the Defence Co-operation program. The $7.5 million project also involves training RTN personnel and the provision of spares, ground support equipment and limited advisory assistance. The aircraft will be fitted with surveillance equipment in Australia

The Ultimate Executive Jet? The government and royal family of Saudi Arabia already operate a Boeing 747SP in executive configuration so the only remaining avenue for going one better was to order a private version of the new 747-300 Extended Upper Deck model. King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz took delivery of his personal jet late

Nomad – Victor Or Vanquished No other Australian aircraft has been the centre of as much attention as the Nomad. There have been those who vehemently declared that the aircraft should never have been built, and there are those equally certain that the aircraft would have blossomed had it not been the victim of bureaucratic

Super Commuters Battle for Market Position The coming super commuter war is hotting up. Indeed a few short years ago the term ‘super commuter’ did not even exist. Today two new-technology types are due to enter service next year with three more to follow in 1985. In our June edition, we previewed the Franco/Italian ATA42,