Register Review Thirty-one aircraft make up the new allocations section this month. Even though four of these are reregistrations and can also be found in the deletions section, the numbers show a continuing trend of around 25 new aircraft coming to Australia each month. Looking at the reregistrations first, Bell Jetranger AHV first came to
MDC Defends Apache McDonnell Douglas Helicopter (MOH) has strongly defended the AH-64A Apache against reports of poor reliability in service. A recently released US Congressional General Accounting Office (GAO) report alleges that the Apache’s reliability has consistently failed to meet the US Army’s peacetime goals and in a combat environment its reliability can only be expected
On Any Week Night As Australia’s domestic interstate air routes are deregulated, air freight will become an even more important aspect of revenue generation. To access the current state of play in the Australian air cargo environment, Australian Aviation’s Peter Gamble interviews the main players. Australia’s two domestic airlines are well aware that deregulation has
Ever Wonder What Sort of Meals Those Lucky Passengers on Board Transoceanic Airliners Are Enjoying While You Are Trying to Plot Their Track on Your Jeppeson Chart After Their Last Airep? Well I think about it a fair bit being a reasonably food oriented person. And taking the long haul to Knoxville recently via Los
First Raaf 707 Tanker Returns to No. 33 Squadron The first Boeing 707 transport to be modified to provide the RAAF’s F-18 Hornet fighters with aerial refuelling is to be handed back to No. 33 Squadron during December. Delays in carrying out the air-to-air refuelling work occurred because of design problems concerning the main fuel
50 Years Ago … Over England the night Blitz continues. With winter weather daylight operations by RAF Fighter Command are limited to patrols and interception of stray reconnaissance aircraft. Elsewhere, Greek forces push the invading Italians back into Albania. This month the tide of battle will continue to worsen for the Italians, especially in North