As the Aviation Industry Enters a Period of Phenomenal Growth, the Soaring Production Numbers of New Airliners is Well Documented. However, Just as Critical is the Need to Support This Growing Worldwide Fleet With Efficient Airspace and Infrastructure. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

It’s not surprising that the eight-to-12 seat Citation Excel and follow-on XLS is Cessna’s most popular model, for it is that most desirable of aircraft: a small and comparatively inexpensive airframe with a big interior. Producing this widebodied light jet was a stroke of marketing genius, although developing it with a weight increase of little

…long range ‘widebody’ Bombardier Global series aircraft (top) to turboprops such as the PC-12 (below). (Andrew Mclaughlin & Seth Jaworski) Business aviation’s rising fortunes It shouldn’t come as a surprise that when business booms, so too does business aviation. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading

RAAF Orions on patrol Without seeking or generating much attention and publicity, the RAAF’s Lockheed AP-3C Orion maritime patrol and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) force has quietly gone about providing the ADF a critical intelligence gathering capability. Home based at RAAF Edinburgh on the northern outskirts of Adelaide, 10 and 11SQNs operate 18 upgraded