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Pilatus congratulates the Royal Australian Air Force on its 100th Anniversary
Pilatus congratulates the RAAF on its 1ooth Anniversary The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) marked recently 100 years since its foundation. In those one hundred years, the RAAF has grown from humble beginnings into a highly capable, world-class Air Force, supporting operations and personnel at home and around the globe. Pilatus is proud to be […]
Join A Cornerstone Event of the RAAF’s Centenary Year
Join A Cornerstone Event of the RAAF’s Centenary Year Avalon 2021 – Tuesday 30 November to Sunday 5 December 2021 Avalon 2021 will be your last chance to help mark the Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force, and the first major aerospace industry exposition of the post-COVID recovery to return to face-to-face business. Held […]
Pilatus Delivers 1800th PC-12
Media Release 4 May 2021 Pilatus Delivers 1800th PC-12 After leading the turbine-powered business aircraft market in 2020, Pilatus passes another fleet milestone with the delivery of the 1800th example of the versatile single-engine turboprop. At 82 deliveries, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s 2020 Year-End Aircraft Shipment Report, the Pilatus PC-12 was the […]
Aero Australia Aircraft Made In Australia eBooks
Aircraft Made In Australia eBooks Released Aero Australia is proud to announce the release of two exciting new eBooks telling the story of Australia’s important but often little-known aircraft manufacturing industry and the aircraft it built. The Australian industry has built thousands of aircraft of many types over the decades, from ultralights to jet bombers […]
Time for an update
Update since closing Aero Australia The final issue of Aero Australia was published in December 2019 to the dismay of our loyal readers. Since then so much has happened in Australia, the world and personally. We’ve had an extremely hot summer in 2019-2020, a horror fire season, multiple dust storms, a long drought, floods, Corona […]
Spitfire Update
Spitfire Update There has been some movement around Spitfire warbirds in Australia this year. Mk.XVI TE392 was reflown at Archerfield on 13 January 2020 and is now registered VH-RAF. The two Spitfire IXs under restoration at Scone have progressed. MH415 was completed to engine running stage and then sent to the UK for finishing and […]
Hunter brothers spent 23 days in flight without landing
Press Release 11 June 2020 FAI Ninety years ago, the Hunter brothers spent 23 days in flight without landing Ninety years ago on 11 June 1930, the four Hunter brothers began their journey to break the world record for Duration in an airplane with a flight that was to last an incredible 23 days. The […]
Red Arrows Pilots join the International Armchair Airshow
Press Release 6 June 2020 Red Arrows Pilots join the International Armchair Airshow Six former and current members of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, including Squadron Leader Martin Pert (Red1), are set to take part in this year’s inaugural International Armchair Airshow. We will hear from the pilots as they walk-us […]
Longview’s First Production CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter”
Abbotsford, British Columbia, 10 March 2020 Longview Aviation Services (LAS) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in cooperation with Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, is pleased to announce the first Viking CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” has taken its inaugural flight at Cascade Aerospace’s facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 1081 is the […]
Warbirds Over Wanaka – New Spitfire Pilot
WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA –NEW SPITFIRE PILOT Media Release 13 March 2020 Up and coming Warbirds pilot and Warbirds Over Wanaka Flying Scholarship winner, Bevan Dewes, has achieved a life-long ambition to fly the legendary WWII Spitfire fighter aircraft. Bevan has this week been type rated in Doug Brooker’s two-seater Spitfire at Ardmore Airfield in Auckland. […]