Bicentennial Air Show a Huge Success for Industry While the commercial results will not be known for some months yet, there is no doubt that the Australian Bicentennial Air Show, held at RAAF base Richmond 11-16 October and reported in depth elsewhere in this issue, was a success beyond the most optimistic expectations of the
The Australian Bicentennial Air Show – Good One Oz! Australia’s Biggest Ever Air Show, Indeed the Aeronautical Climax of Our Bicentennial Year, Went off Without a Hitch at the Richmond Raaf Base During October. Excellent weather, superb organisation and vast crowds of around a quarter million people all made ABAS the Australian aviation event of
Us Carriers Vie for Australian Rights: The rush to become the fifth designated US carrier to serve Australia is well and truly on with a long list of hopefuls that reflects the importance nowadays of the trans- pacific market. US carriers presently serving Australia are led by United and Continental with Hawaian maintaining a limited
Hdh Joins the Training Arena: Hawker de Havilland has entered the booming business of training pilots for airline needs by purchasing the Australian Aviation College at Parafield, South Australia According to Managing Director, Mr Bruce Hattersley. “It is HdH’s intention to become a major force in the training of international airline pilots. The college will
Australian Hornets to Canada?: There is a strong possibility that Australia could be involved in supplying up to 25 F-18 Hornets to Canada. The Canadian Government has decided to operate the F-18 right up till the year 2010(as is Australia) and thus requires a greater number of attrition aircraft than initially budgeted for when it
A Common 747: In an attempt to reduce costs, Qantas and British Airways are exploring ways of using each others aircraft. The basis of their discussions is a common specification for the Boeing 747-400s the airlines have on order, allowing them to operate or maintain each other’s aircraft and increase utilisation which would otherwise be