Review of Operational Control The ABAA are pleased to note that the recent review of the future of operational control, undertaken by officers within the Department of Transport and Communications, has resulted in a number of recommendations for change. At first glance it does appear that, in adopting some of the recommendations, the DTAC will

A change of pace for our Air Safety column as we begin to run items of interest from the RAAF’s excellent Spotlight journal. Spotlight is produced by the RAAF’s Directorate of Air Force Safety and though relating primarily to military aviation, contains much of direct relevance and interest to airline and private pilot alike. The

For over 70 years, aircraft at sea have formed an integral part of the Royal Australian Navy, both in peace and war. From the first diminutive Sopwith Baby seaplane embarked aboard the light cruiser HMAS Melbourne in 1917. Naval aviation experienced rapid development through two world wars, a depression, a ‘police action’ in Korea and

10 Years Ago • The USAF has announced the award of a contract to Lockheed to stretch all 271 C-141A Starlifters to C-1418 standard. The fuselage will be lengthened by 23. 3 feet to enable cargo volume to be increased by 2,100 cubic feet. The first of the RAAF’s new C-130H Hercules arrived at Richmond