New Ems Chopper Service for Nsw A new emergency medical service helicopter operation was launched by the NSW Minister for Health, Mr Peter Collins, in early November. Called Child Flight it uses an MBB 80105 CBS helicopter and specialises in the quick transport of neo-natal children from within 300kms of Sydney to larger city and
Cessna 182 Skylane One Point Has Recently Occurred to Me; Moving About This Varied World of Ours Highlights the Universality of Personal/ Business Small Aeroplanes. When it comes to moving people for commerce, the distances of Australia and the US tend towards the hardware in the pressurised turboprop direction, as opposed to the short hops
Riding the Midnight Flyer The pilots’ dispute has meant big business for charter companies. Andrew Hipwell joined one charter group for a busy day’s flying. This is what he found. The 5am alarm signals the start of what promises to be a long day’s flying. The charter bookings are full today and the office spent
One potential problem resulting from the current airline crisis in Australia which has not received attention in the general media is the effect it will have on the Australian flying training industry, one of the few real growth areas of local aviation in recent years. From the top of the range schools, like the Australian
Domestic International Charters The recent pilots’ dispute has resulted in an unprecedented number of overseas aircraft being chartered by the two main domestic airlines, Ansett and Australian. Below we list the operators involved and the aircraft that have been noted to mid November. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
New GA Design Takes Wing Brisbane based Aircorp Pty Ltd has begun test flying its new Utility category general aviation trainer and rural support aircraft. Pre-certification testing of the company’s ‘Bushmaster’ 82-N prototype began on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast during late October. Aircorp has maintained a very low profile during the design and development stages of