It would appear that aviation is becoming more electronic across the board. No doubt pilots are aware of the hand held computers now available that feature alpha-numeric keyboards and which can accept software cards containing aviation programs. Skynav Aviation Computers, a Sydney based company, offers a card that can be inserted into hardware computer models

Cutting Corners After my sudden retrenchment from a Pacific island airline, I returned to Melbourne unemployed. Being in my middle fifties, I was offered no hope of a job with any of the airlines, commuters included. The curt, unfriendly manager of a major commuter airline was frank in his refusal even to interview me. He

‘Fools’ Rush In… Missiles with human guidance systems . . . the incredible story of the Japanese rocket powered suicide planes . . . By mid 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned sour for the Japanese forces. In June, the Imperial Japanese Navy suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the US

Is Southwest’s Success a Deregulation Pointer for Australia? Amidst the convolutions of the US airline industry, where profits are as hard to come by as job security, there exists one airline that has delivered a profit in 18 of its 20 years, is nota member of a major CRS, doesn’t serve hot meals, prefers using