Wanaka, 15 November 2017 The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has confirmed it will be bringing Hawk Jets and one of the new C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft to next Easter’s 30th Anniversary Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Chief of the RAAF, Air Marshal Leo Davies, has no doubt that Warbirds Over Wanaka 2018 will […]
The Indian carrier will use its new fleet of ATR-600s to substantially expand its regional network Toulouse, 17 November 2017 IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, today took delivery of its very first ATR 72-600. The airline and ATR announced earlier this year an agreement for the acquisition of 50 ATR 72-600s. Today’s delivery […]
31 August 2017 Craig Marshall drives to WOW Wanaka: New Zealand businessman, Craig Marshall, will be driving to Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next Easter – all the way from New York City. Craig has bought a classic 1928 Packard Roadster but the first time he sees the vehicle will be the day before he […]
New hangar at South Australia’s Aviation Museum now open 30 August 2017 Port Adelaide’s Aviation Museum opened the doors to a new hangar today providing a new display area for their collection of heritage aircraft such as the RAAF P-3 Orion and DHC-4 Caribou. Minister for Regional Development Fiona Nash said the Coalition Government was […]
Return of the Polikarpov An iconic Warbirds Over Wanaka aircraft is set to make an emotional return to Wanaka. One of the nine Polikarpov fighter aircraft famously restored by Sir Tim Wallis back in the 1990s is coming back to Wanaka from Germany for the 30th Anniversary Airshow at Easter 2018. The recovery and restoration […]
OTDIH: First Woman to Circumnavigate the World by Helicopter Picture of Jennifer Murray and Quentin Smith British helicopter pilot Jennifer Murray became the first woman to successfully fly round the world in a helicopter 20 years ago, on 8 August 1997. She completed the feat in 97 days, flying with co-pilot Quentin Smith. Flying a […]
Central Coast Council is calling for EOI Central Coast Council (CCC) is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from general aviation (GA), aerospace and associated businesses looking for long-term leases or purpose built aviation facilities on airside land at Central Coast Airport. The Airport has flat airside industrial-zoned land with opportunities for general aviation operators, […]
Airshow 2017 smashes all records. Total attendances over the six days were 210,664, breaking the previous record, set in 2001, by more than 9,000. Total public day attendances were 176,742 and the industry only trade days had 33,922 attendances, again a record. Airshow CEO Ian Honnery said total crowd numbers were up more than 20 percent […]
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B747-400 Firebomber Approved Global SuperTanker Services, LLC’s high capacity, rapid response aerial firefighting technology received interim approval from the U.S. Interagency Airtanker Board (IAB) on January 6. The interim approval will allow the tanker to be considered for critical federal, state, and international firefighting contracts ahead of the 2017 forest fire season. Global SuperTanker’s B747-400, […]
