Final data from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for 1987 indicated total scheduled traffic by the world’s airlines in 1987 – both passenger and freight – showed strong increase compared to 1986. In terms of tonne-kilometers performed the rate of growth exceeded 10%. This compares with a 7% growth between 1985 and 1986 and

New Brisbane Airportset to Become an Atc Nightmare! With the opening finally imminent of Brisbane’s massive new airport and domestic terminal complex, the Civil Air Operations Officers’ Association of Australia has warned that the airport will become a veritable ATC nightmare for controllers and aircrew alike. Commenting on the airport in a recent CAOOAABulletin, the

Simulation is the technique of imitating a situation or system use of an analogous situation or system in order to train a user. In the 1930s, an American pilot operating in the northeast area of the USA sought a way to maintain his proficiency to perform bad weather letdowns. Edward Link was the son of

Farnborough Tour the Ideal Way to Enjoy the World’s Most: Professional Air Show Every aviation enthusiast’s dream is to one day visit the Farnborough Air Show. It doesn’t matter whether you are a heavy jet captain, an F-18 driver or like most of us, just in love with all things aeronautical – Farnborough is ‘it’.