Using bizjets for emergency medical retrievals Australia has long been the pioneer of urgent aeromedical evacuations since the Royal Flying Doctor Service started in 1928, but business jets are increasingly becoming the vehicles for urgent patient transport, albeit primarily on overseas missions. Jet aeromedical services are now available around the country, with aircraft now stationed

The Hawker Beechcraft Bonanza G36 Looking at the two beautiful Bonanzas parked nose to nose on the ramp, it is hard to believe that 43 years separate the two. I struggled to believe how similar they were – with many parts being exactly the same on both aircraft. Even things like the nose gear leg,

Business aviation rides the global storm While airlines worldwide have struggled through the global financial crisis, the business aviation industry has been hit particularly hard, although locally the industry has weathered the global storm well. For many manufacturers, the deterioration in wealth and challenges obtaining finance for new aircraft have meant that some customers have

Evolving RAAF fast jet training The RAAF’s 78 Wing, responsible for all BAE Hawk 127 fast jet aircrew and technical training in the air force, has been undergoing a re-shaping in recent months as it prepares to introduce an enhanced curriculum, take on RAAF fast jet Air Combat Officer training, and to take the Hawk