Following the 1984 federal elections, Mr Peter Morris took over from Kim Beazley as Minister for Aviation, adding this to his existing portfolio of Minister for Transport. The Government has launched several major initiatives in aviation, including a review of the two airline policies, fundamental changes in cost recovery and the establishment of a national

Bureaucracy JS a Necessary Product of Civilised Society. When That Bureaucracy Though Does Not Always Serve the Needs of Its Citizens, Perhaps It JS Time for an In-Depth External Review? Experienced Pilot and Successful Entrepreneur, Dick Smith Has Spent the Last Two Years Researching Just Why So Many Things ‘Don’t’ Happen in Our Department of

10 Years Ago • A non-stop flight record for Qantas aircraft was made by Boeing 707 VH-EAF “City of Townsville” when it flew 7,380 statute miles non-stop from Sydney to Santiago, Chile on September 13. Piloted by Captain A. Terrell the aircraft took 12 1/4 hours for the journey. The return flight was made with

In 1979 Fairchild Industries in the United States and SaabScania Aerospace Division in Sweden announced that they had commenced a joint feasibility study to produce a fast, pressurised, 30-plus-seat turboprop airliner. This would take advantage of the major advances in powerplant, propellor and airframe technology and would offer airlines excellent fuel economy, low noise level,