General Aviation

Beechcraft King Air 350 - Marketed in Australia by Hawker Pacific

General Aviation is the nursery of aviation throughout the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Australia, which is 3rd behind the USA and Canada in operating aircraft over very large country distances. GA is the source of initial (ab initio) training for light aircraft and helicopters, which lead on to commercial pilot operations for charter, airline and military operations.

This is the ninth international aerospace exhibition in the series to take place in Dubai. Since 1999 it has moved to a new home at Airport Expo with world-beating purpose built exhibition facilities.

Click on above for stories and images from EAA 2005 AirVenture Oshkosh

• In the current issue - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • We visit Gippsland Aeronautics, home of the GA8 Airvan

  • Pilatus and the Royal Flying Doctor Service

  • Jet chartering within Australasia

  • Profile of a corporate jet charterer in the Australian region

  • General aviation at Sydney's metropolitan airports

  • Archerfield airport report

  • Parafield airport report

  • Jandakot airport statistics

  • Moorabbin airport report

  • Eclipse 500 test fleet surpasses 1,000 flight hours

  • Eclipse 500 certification slated for Q2 2006

  • Harry hot tip - Hawker 850 XP

  • Knowledge itself is power

  • All the way with the VLJ

  • Flying Red Dragon at Nowra airshow

Pathway to Corporate and General Aviation

• Aero Clubs
  • Royal Federation of Aero Clubs
• Aviation Associations
  • Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA)
  • Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia
  • Association of Australian Aerospace Industries (AAAI)
  • Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA)
  • Australian Parachute Federation Incorporated
• Finance Providers
  • John Backhouse
  • Capital Finance Australia
  • Capitol Aviation Finance
• Airline Training Colleges
  • BAE Systems Flight Training
  • China Southern College
  • Singapore Airlines Flying College
• GA Aircraft Manufacturers
  • AE270 Spirit
  • Beechcraft (Raytheon)
  • Bombardier Corporate (Lear/Challenger)
  • Cessna
  • Cirrus
  • Dassault Corporate
  • Diamond
  • Gippsland Aeronautics
  • Grumman Gulfstream
  • Jabiru
  • Lancair
  • Mooney
  • Pilatus
  • New Piper
  • Socato (EADS)
• Insurance Providers
  • FAIMS Forsaith Aviation Insurance & Management Services

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• In the December/January 2006 issue - the following stories appeared:

  • Air system looks at shifting tax burden

  • Cessna reports strong business results

  • Dassault introduces new Falcon 2000DX business jet

  • Awesome Aviation offers dry lease services in Australia

  • Business aviation in Australia is in growth phase

  • ExecuJet Australia introduces the new Bombardier Learjet 40 XR

  • Operating cost of a Learjet 40 XR

  • Bombardier Global Express XRS enters service

  • EADS Socata announces new TBM 850 single-engine turboprop

  • NetJets to buy 50 Hawker jets

• 2005 Issues

• 2004 Issues