Register Review Once again only a small number of changes to the register this month but covering some interesting old and new types. North Broken Hills’ Cessna 560 Citation NTH is the first of its kind on the register although the aircraft has been flying in Australia for some time using its American registration N26643.
The Fuji FA200 The last three decades have seen the powerful emergence of the Japanese economy, to the extent that it is now one of the dominant factors in overall world trade. The strength of its trading position bears witness to the thorough planning and successful execution of a strategic penetration of the consumerism of
The Pros and Cons of the Defence Force Structure Review Most of the Royal Australian Air Force’s front line aircraft face obsolescence during the first decade of the next century, the recent Defence) Force Structure Review warns. This is a major reason for the new initiatives the Force Structure Review proposed and had accepted by
UK Defence Recommends Longbow Apache The UK Ministry of Defence has officially recommended the McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Longbow Apache for the British Army’s battlefield anti-armour helicopter requirements, however a contract has yet to be signed. Under present plans, up to 125 Longbow Apaches would ultimately be acquired for the army, with entry into service slated
In a year which has seen the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), yet another milestone in the Air Force’s relatively short history will be celebrated on 22 August 1991. Just fifty years earlier, on Monday 22 August 1941, the first Australian built Bristol Beaufort made its first public
Airline News Eastwest Airlines’ seventh BAe 146-300, VH-EWR, was delivered to Tamworth on 17 June. With VH-EWR entering service, F28-4000 VH-EWD was withdrawn from the Eastwest fleet and transfered to Ansett Express. In late June VH-EWD was noted in Melbourne being painted in Ansett Express colours. In July Eastwest will take delivery of VH-EWS, which