Warbirds over Wanaka 2008
20 years in the making – Martin Hone gives us the low-down…
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Wide Bay Airshow 2007
North Queensland turned on a stunner of a show last August. Martin Hone reports…
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Good times ahead -- Dixon
Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon made a broad-ranging speech in Sydney, revealing the aviation business was improving and that his company expects to train 3000 new pilots over the next decade.
He said, “Today the aviation industry globally is recovering from its long slump. Passenger numbers are up, revenue has increased, costs have been reduced, and some industry consolidation is underway. Our annual results will be released on August 16 and, as previously flagged to the market, we are expecting to announce a strong profit. There is tremendous interest in the environmental performance of airlines and the value of our strong early commitment to fuel-efficient new fleet is now very clear. Jetstar has taken off as an international carrier. We have just unveiled an extensive range of new products.”
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Aviation tools defined
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly-stained heirloom piece you were drying…
It’s an old one but a good one –- see this link
Global market report
We’ve just added the Airbus long-term market report to our archives section. It says:
Between 2006 and 2025, some new 22,700 passenger and freight aircraft valued at US$2.6 trillion will be required by aircraft operators, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast. This represents an increase of some 5400 aircraft compared with the previous one.
The period will be marked by the increasing demand for more efficient airliners. Modern planes that make use of the most advanced technologies contribute to making air transportation the most environmentally friendly transportation means, be it in terms of fuel consumption, emissions and noise, while responding to today’s and tomorrow’s global economical and development needs. This factor will lead to the higher replacement rate of over 12,000 aircraft.
Archives
It's a long way to the top
Jana Raus looks at the rocky career path for would-be commercial helicopter pilots. Click here
Living in an airpark
Martin Hone takes us through his new home in Gatton, Queensland. Click here
Wings Over Wagga
A quick report on a fly-in with a difference. Click here
Gatton Airpark home page
We host pages like this for clubs and airparks, for free. Would you like one too? Click here
Getting your wings – part two
The second of our learner series -- stages & costs. Click here
Getting your wings – part one
The first of our learner series. Click here
Sport
Aircraft Works' new Cruiser
See the latest on this new all-metal low-wing two-seater. Click here
Civil aviation overview
Download the federal report from our archives section. Click here
Global airliner demand
Boeing's predictions to 2024. Click here
The
future of airlines
Speech by Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, International
Air Transport Association. Click
here
4 new short videos
A bit of light viewing.... Click here
70
years of the Dakota DC3
The
predecessor to the modern airliner. Click
here
Saab
A
look inside the flying Swede. Click
here
New
products
New toys
for you and the toy. Click here
The
making of Harvey
Lots
of people dream of building and flying their own aircraft, but only a small percentage
get to live the dream. Martin Hone has, and here he talks us through the reality
of building a Van's RV6. Click
here
Banned
Europe's
list of banned airlines continues to grow and points to a need for a united front
on the issue. Click here
The
flying count
A profile
of Carl Gustav von Rosen. Click here
Ozjet
The
little airline that could (it hopes). Click
here
Brothers
in arms
Meet the
Spitfire and Hurricane. Click here
Airbus
A380
Meet the queen
of the skies. Click here
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