When we asked him about the possibility of any additional Super Hornets being acquired for the RAAF at last July’s rollout of the first RAAF jet in St Louis, Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL Mark Binskin responded with an emphatic “No!” At the time, CAF was adamant that 24 Super Hornets operating in conjunction with
Dc6b For Australian Joy Flight Visit The last DC6B built is to visit Australia next year to help celebrate Australia’s 100th anniversary of powered flight. The big Douglas airliner is to come to Australia from Africa where it is registered as V5-NCG in Namibia. Photos show the aircraft with a single isle and nicely decked
Army Kiowas Go Digital the Army is Upgrading Some of Its Bell 206b-1 Kiowa Helicopters With New Digital Avionics to Address Obsolescence Issues, Reduce Support Costs and Make the Helicopters More Suitable for Lead-in Training for the Tiger Arh, Mrh 90 and Ch-47 Chinook. Under the Army Minor Capital Project 015. 50 Kiowa Navigation Rationalisation
Building-generated turbulence that compromises aircraft handling is becoming a serious topic amongst regional and general aviation operators. It is the subject of a formal ATSB investigation and raises many operational and policy issues. On at least one major airport, one metro secondary airport and one GAAP airport new buildings are causing serious handling problems for
Airline News This Issue We Report the Deliveries of A320s to Tiger Airways and Strategic, and the Departure of a Virgin Blue 737‑800. Aircalin A330-202 F‑ojse Departed Noumea on March 23 as Flight Ac980 for Maintenance in Hong Kong. To Cover Its Downtime Aircalin Has Been Operating Air Tahiti Nui A340‑300s on the Noumea to
Training for when it goes wrong While there has been an increasing trend towards greater automation in aircraft, a some flying schools are beginning to offer courses which borrow from aerobatics to equip pilots to better manage emergency situations. Emergency Manoeuvres Training (EMT) is a relatively new discipline in civilian flying training in Australia, and