Strong Air Traffic Growth Forecast for 20 Year Period By late 1992 the world economy will begin to rebound and passenger traffic will resume its more usual growth trend, claims an in-depth study by McDonnell Douglas. Traffic within Asia and between Asia and other regions will lead the advance, with North and mid Pacific traffic
Melbourne Regional Commence Operations Australia’s newest regional airline, Melbourne Regional Airlines commenced operations on 15/05. From their Essendon base Melbourne Regional operate a network of services to Echuca, Flinders Island (Lady Barron), Hamilton, King Island and Swan Hill. Equipment used is PA31-350 VH-PRJ which carries Melbourne Regional Airlines’ very attractive maroon and gold colour scheme.
Hiller 12B, Iroquois UH-1B, Macchi MB-326H This is the last of my reflections articles and covers three aircraft. The reason for this is because I only had a brief acquaintance with each, and not much in the way of humour or panic occurred in that time. The three aircraft concerned are the Hiller 12B, that
Desert Storm Analysis Much has been said about the decisive role of PGMs (precision guided munitions) in last year’s Gulf War, what is however of greater interest is that most such weapons used in the campaign have been in service for some considerable time with earlier subtypes dating as far backas the Vietnam War. Australian
Boeing 747-400 With my left hand I advance four stubby thrust levers while my right holds the control column forward to give good traction to the nosewheel I am steering with my feet. Quietly, thirty yards behind, the low background whistle rises as our big fans spool up. “Engines stable” calls the captain so my