…2008 National Rugby League Grand Final between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm to deliver the NRL Premiership trophy. N24-001 ‘Tiger 70’ wears a new tiger livery and logo marking the unit’s 60th anniversary. (ABPH Brenton Freind/Navy) Navy’s Seasprites Shipped Out Kaman Has Begun Shipping the Cancelled Sh-2g Seasprites It Built for the
…The Tracker was one of the highlights of the Nowra Air Spectacular celebrating 60 years of HMAS Albatross on October 26, taxying past the crowd and demonstrating its wing-folding abilities. The Tracker should return to the air in 2009. (Andrew McLaughlin) Low Flying Fokker a Few Drivers Must Have Thought They Were Seeing Things When
Qantas Group Fleet Update Qantas Introduced the A380 Into Service on October 20 When A380-842 Vh-oqa Nancy-bird Walton Operated Flight Qf93 From Melbourne to Los Angeles. A330-203 Vh-ebl Whitsundays Was Planned for Delivery to Melbourne in Late December. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the
10 Years Ago • The prototype Raytheon Premier I business jet, N390RA, made its first flight on December 22 from Beech Field, Wichita, Kansas. With accommodation for up to six passengers, the Premier I is powered by two 2300lb Williams FJ44-2A turbofans. Deposits have been taken for more than 140. • The first production example
When speed matters Corporate aviation is about meeting the specific needs of the discerning customer. It is about arriving in style, in comfort, and most importantly, in time. But for pilots, the great news is that Cessna’s Citation X (X as in the Roman numeral for 10) also offers them first class service. This content
Technical leadership reinforces Qantas, Air NZ as “most experienced” Qantas’s recent advertising claim that it is the world’s most experienced, longest operating airline is completely at odds with the image painted by the Australian media who seem intent on publishing every tiny glitch in the daily and typical life of the airline. The airline’s record