Melbourne’s new air traffic control tower The opening of the new Melbourne control tower on March 14 completed Stage One of Airservices’ National Towers Program. Importantly this program also incorporated a ‘game changing’ new control tower technology-termed Integrated Tower Automation Suite (INTAS). This technology consolidates operational information and systems currently provided by numerous computer screens

Bell’s new short light single A brand new version of Bell Helicopter’s classic 206 JetRanger, one of the world’s most popular single-turbine helicopters with over 4,800 examples built, is now at prototype stage with the final design expected to re-enter Bell into the fray of the short light single (SLS) market from early 2016. The

RAAF Super Hornet operations mature as preparations for the electronic attack Growler gear up It’s now the best part of a decade since then Minister of Defence Brendon Nelson convinced Federal Cabinet’s National Security Committee to spend $6. 6 billion to forestall a looming air combat capability gap. The fighter selected was Boeing’s F/A-18F Super

The spotlight was on Doha, home of fast-growing Qatar Airways, in June as the heads of airlines from around the globe met for the 70th annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). It was the first time the event had been held in the Middle East since Amman, Jordan in 1997 and