British Aerospace Atp The recent Asia Pacific demonstration tour of the British Aerospace Advanced Turboprop (ATP) airliner highlights attempts by the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers to obtain sales in the current difficult economic conditions. Confronted with a recession in many leading economies coupled with a decline in passenger loads, the aftermath of the Gulf War

 Australian Unveils New Airline: Australian Airlines has launched a new airline to operate mainly Queensland/northern Australia services. The new carrier, Australian Airlink, will operate three BAe 146-100 jets on coastal routes between Brisbane and Darwin (refer Traffic), and on services between Caims, Gove and central Australia. It will effectively increase by at least 50% the

Royal Aero Club in Receivership: The new class would more importantly for the first time ever allow off the shelf ‘factory’ purchases of kit aircraft, such as the Glasair depicted above. The implication here is of a new manufacturing industry evolving with kit type aircraft being built for both domestic and export markets. Another type

Grumman Wins Tomcat Production Respite: The remanufacturing of 12 F-14A Tomcats to F-14D(R) standard is to proceed, following last minute intervention from the US President in the matter, the contract for the 12 aircraft having previously been terminated by the US Secretary of Defense. The contract for the 12 aircraft was originally terminated despite having