Lessons of the Gulf War – a Hughes Aircraft Perspective This article presents a set of findings about Desert Storm put together by the military systems experts at Hughes Aircraft and based on their extensive discussions with the US Defense Department and military officials from all the services. Rarely in wartime history has one side
Tpc Report Verifies That Compass Largely Died by Its Own Hand The official Trade Practices Commission report, prepared at the request of the Minister for Aviation and Shipping, sets out the findings of the TPC concerning the principal causes and consequences of the failure of Compass Airlines on 20 December 1991, having regard to: •
During the official press briefing for Exercise Kangaroo 92, the question was put to the Chief of the Defence Force, General Gration. “During previous exercises of this nature, there has always been a problem with providing close air support, with limited air assets and a single fighter type when an air defence situation arises; will
Queensland Govt Backs New Compass: In return for having the ‘new’ Compass headquartered in Brisbane, the Queensland Government has guaranteed to invest $10m in the airline’s float if the full $60m is not raised. In return Compass will guarantee to provide a minimum of twice daily services to Coolangatta from the southern states in addition
The new company, called Western Australian Specialty Alloys, will operate from a site near Perth where it will convert raw materials mainly mined and processed in Australia into superalloy metals used in the manufacture of jet engines. The two American companies each have a 25% interest in the operation and Western Aerospace has 50%. Production
Bottom Line Beechcraft completed 1991 with the highest sales in its 60 year history at $US1. 1bn ($Al. 5bn) and the second largest pre tax profit at $US106m ($Al41. 3m). Beech 1s now the premier company in the US general aviation market. • Fokker has announced that the company’s 1991 results after tax amounts to