General aviation is born of dreams and run on enthusiasm. But will this critical sector of the aviation industry ultimately die in despair? The term ‘General Aviation’ has always been one of the most ill-defined terms to enter the aviation industry’s language. If one tried to grasp what was meant by ‘general cooking’ or ‘general

Air New Zealand’s new transport to Middle-Earth It’s been nearly a decade since Frodo Baggins deposited a fancy ring in the fires of Mordor, saving the people and various other anthropomorphic creatures of Middle Earth and bringing to a close one of the greatest tourist bonanzas in the history of New Zealand. Is the world

While the industry wrestles with lingering economic uncertainty, Boeing forges ahead with new designs There’s nothing like a good dose of GDP for breakfast. For the vice president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth, GDP is the fibre of his daily diet. For some, dry economics first thing in the morning would likely

RAAF farewells the C-130H It was, many would argue, the unkindest budget cut of all: the retirement of the beloved H model Hercules driven not by its obsolescence but by the need for Defence to do its part in helping the federal government return to surplus. Air Lift Group was determined to give the C-130H