NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ANF/6 Embraer ERJ-170-100LR 17000036 2/9/16 Capiteq, PO Box 36823 Winnellie NT 0821 F-HBXP EI-DFL PT-SUF BFI/3 Beech 1900D UE-436 11/8/16 Air Fleet Management, PO Box 722 Edge Hill Qld 4870 ZK-EAM N5016C CYI/3 PG Aviation Brumby LSA-R600 00047 17/8/16 Vedanta Medical Enterprises, 687 Jesmond Rd Fig Tree Pocket Qld 4069

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet has been painted in 3 Squadron World War 2 desert camouflage colours to celebrate the unit’s centenary. 3 Squadron is one of four RAAF units celebrating their centenary this year, along with 1, 2 and 4 Squadrons, all of which were formed in 1916 during World War 1 as part
NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS BPD/10 Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk 26 047 18/7/16 Murray Kester, 465B Canning Hwy Melville WA 6156 CLX/3 Robinson R44 Cadet 30002 8/7/16 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198 EKS/3 Diamond HK-36TTS Super Dimona 36584 19/4/16 Barossa Valley Gliding Club, PO Box 123 Stonefield SA 5356 D-KLWG EST/2 DG

Former Chief of Air Force Geoff Brown has been appointed to the Lockheed Martin Australia board. “Geoff Brown is known for his comprehensive understanding of the complexities and challenges facing not only the RAAF, but the Australian Defence Force, as we move into the world of fifth generation capabilities, and we are delighted that he
Bell Helicopter is pitching its AH-1Z Viper attack and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters to meet ADF requirements outlined in the recent Defence White Paper. February’s Defence White Paper and its accompanying Integrated Investment Program (IIP) detailed the planned early retirement and replacement of Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) from the mid-2020s plus plans to acquire “deployable
NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ACY/4 Airbus EC135T2+ 1211 27/5/16 Boeing Defence Australia, 7/150 Charlotte St Brisbane Qld 4000 D-HECJ AOE/5 GippsAero GA8 Airvan GA8-16-231 17/6/16 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 ARL/5 Airbus EC135T2+ 1212 27/5/16 Boeing Defence Australia, 7/150 Charlotte St Brisbane Qld 4000 D-HECK EKB/4 PA-24-260 Comanche C 24-4936 1/6/16 Selkirk