Army’s Options for Growing Its Chinook Fleet When Former Defence Minister, Dr Brendan Nelson Quietly Announced in September 2006 That the Liberal-led Coalition Would Approve the Purchase of Three Ch-47f Chinooks for Army if It Was Returned to Power in the 2007 Federal Election, There Were High Hopes That the Medium Term Plans to Increase

End of an era for the ‘Royal Purple’ As the last QANTAS 747-300 ‘Classic’ is parked against the fence, it will not only signal the retirement of a pioneering aircraft type, but the last, parting flickers of a band of Australian aviation specialists; the Flight Engineers. The Purple Empire: As airline crews have walked through

Defence ponders bid to extend Orion, delay P-8 buy A joint Lockheed Martin-Australian Aerospace proposal to re-wing the RAAF’s AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft could see significant changes to project Air 7000. Air 7000 envisions replacing the RAAF’s maritime surveillance capabilities currently provided by the 18 AP-3Cs with a combination of manned Boeing P-8 Poseidons

Although working well for airspace surveillance above 30,000ft, Airservices Australia has confirmed that it is pushing back the timetable on implementing ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) technology across over 12,000 aircraft for use at lower altitudes. “Discussions between the government’s aviation agencies and stakeholders identified a number of significant issues to be overcome, including