Us Navy Airship Programme Has Strong Implications for Haaf Aew Requirement One of the more interesting systems on offer to the RAAF to fulfil their recently announced requirement for an Airborne Early Warning capability is the Australian-owned Airship Industries Sentinel 7000. What makes their offer so interesting is the unique attributes, both positive and negative

Parliamentary Report Defines Major Inefficiencies at the Government Aircraft Factories The official response by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts on the activities of the Government Aircraft Factories, tabled in Parliament late in 1985, paints a picture of gross inefficiency, overmanning and non-regular accounting and management procedures. The inquiry into the GAF was originally undertaken

Airbus Prepare for Launch Of A330 and A340 Jetliners Though Airbus Industrie had a great 1985, the sheer success of their two in-production wide bodies ably brought home the fact that the European aerospace consortium really need a diversified product base with which to compete against their North American counterparts. Including the pre-Christmas announcement by

According to the advertising of the time it was its spaciousness, luxurious lower deck lounge bar and Pullman-style sleeping accommodation that made the Boeing Stratocruiser so popular with its passengers – popularity it retained even when it became outclassed by newer and more modern airliners. During a long flight, one could relieve the monotony by