In 1952, Sergeant Phillip Zupp was flying a Gloster Meteor fighter jet over Haeju on the Korean Peninsula when disaster struck. Nearby, “Butch” Hannan’s jet had been hit, forcing the Flight Lieutenant to hit the eject button. And as the 26-year-old Zupp searched for his fallen colleague, he too was struck by enemy fire, but despite
Investors have sent Qantas and Virgin Australia shares tumbling amid ongoing market jitters over the UK’s exit from the European Union and rising oil prices. Qantas slid four per cent, or 12 cents, to $2.61 by the close of trade on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday. There were also sharp falls in Virgin shares,
The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) has delivered three additional Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters two and a half months ahead of schedule in a major boost to the Australian Army’s medium-lift helicopter capability. Acquired under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, the new Chinooks are straight off the Boeing production line and are fitted
Cowra is hoping to attract new aviation businesses to the Central West NSW with 21 freehold lots available at its local airport. The local council has opened a tender process for 21 commercially zoned lots in a new aviation development at Cowra Airport, which features a 1,630m bitumen spray-sealed runway, upgraded landing rights and aircraft
AW609 interim accident report released
Italy’s National Agency for Flight Safety (ANSV) has released an interim report into the October 30 2015 fatal crash of Leonardo Helicopters’ AW609 which has identified the tiltrotor prototype was carrying out a diving manoeuvre as part of flight testing required for certification when the accident occurred. Released on June 23, the interim report showed
MEL, SYD post passenger increases in May
Australia’s two busiest airports have reported healthy growth in international passengers in May. Melbourne Tullamarine said overseas travellers rose 8.3 per cent in May 2016, compared with the prior corresponding period. There were large increases among visitors from Taiwan (up 75.1 per cent) and Singapore (up 57.7 per cent), while the number of Chinese arrivals
