NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AJI/7 Ultramagic H‑77 77/387 30/7/15 Christopher Saunders, 1/173‑175 Swan St Richmond Vic 3121 ANE/7 GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑15‑224 11/8/15 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 AQS/5 Aeroprakt A22LS Foxbat A22LS‑096 11/8/15 Gobel Aviation, 4 Victa Rd Bendigo Vic 3539 24‑7979 AQU/4 Chance Vought F4U Corsair 2608 24/7/15
Boeing expects Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific to require an additional 25,000 pilots and aviation professionals over the next two decades to meet the growing demand for air travel. The manufacturer’s 2015-2034 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook forecasts a need for 12,000 new pilots and 13,000 new maintenance engineers (technicians) in the region as
Townsville-based Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) King Air aircraft will undergo scheduled maintenance with Hawker Pacific following the shutdown of Regional Express-owned local aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Aviex last week. An RFDS Queensland spokesperson told Australian Aviation on Tuesday the organisation had managed to transition its maintenance work at Townsville from Aviex to Hawker
A Lockheed Hercules firefighting air tanker has arrived at RAAF Base Richmond as part of the NSW Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) two-year trial of a large air tanker during the upcoming bushfire season. The stretched L-100-30 (model 382G) Hercules, registered N405LC to Lynden Air Cargo and on contract from Coulson Flying Tankers of Portland, Oregon, was put through
NEW ALLOCATIONS CCD/2 Bombardier BD 700 1A10 Global Express XRS 9297 26/6/15 Crown Melbourne, 3/8 Whiteman St Southbank Vic 3006 N703RJ VQ BSC C FQYB FRI/3 Yakovlev Yak 52 866614 22/6/15 GB Flight Services, 10 Hibberd St Hamilton South NSW 2303 N53YK DOSAAF 65 (Yellow) HTU/3 Bell 206L 3 LongRanger III 51483 30/6/15 Heliflite, PO
Hawker Pacific has boosted its support and sales lineup with the acquisition of Aeromil Pacific. The deal, announced on Friday, means Hawker Pacific will offer sales and support services for Textron’s Beechcraft, Cessna and Bell Helicopter range. Moreover, Hawker Pacific said the acquisition meant the company was well-placed to take advantage of the growth of
