iscover
Airbus Expects No Fault in Bangalore Crash When Indian Airlines A320-231 VT-EPN crashed at Bangalore, India, on the 14th February this year, it sent shock waves not only through the airline industry, but through the Airbus organisation. The airliner was a new aircraft, having only been delivered on the 22nd December, 1989 and crashed during
Potential Dangers as Australian Defence Spending Softens The present year Australian defence budget, at 2. 3% of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) represents the smallest percentage allocation to defence since the late thirties. In real terms the $8,327m also represents a 1 % cut on the previous year’s budget. The only good news is that
Arguably the most spectacular of all research aircraft was the North American X-15. The X-15 project was conceived to study the feasibility of manned space flight, and to categorise the potential problems requiring further research. To achieve this, the X-15 had to fly faster and higher than any previous aeroplane. It did this, and remained
Sudden Slump in Domestic Airline Travel: In an apparent response to Australia’s softening economy, there has been a sudden and largely unexplained slump in domestic airline activity. Speaking at the National Aviation Press Club in Sydney during late June, Mr John Schaap, Australian Airlines chief executive, noted that domestic airlines were experiencing a noticeable slowdown
Transisco to Invest in Piper: Transisco Industries plans to invest in financially troubled Piper Aircraft Corporation and take over sales and distribution of aftermarket Piper aircraft parts. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot
More Soviet Defence Reductions: The United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) have concluded that as the Soviet economy is in a state of “near crisis”, the nation’s defence spending will reduce (in real terms) both this year and next. It is estimated that in 1989 Soviet defence spending dropped 4-5%
PROFILES
Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
