Past Issue

August/September 2005

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In this issue, the front page features the story about: Exercise Kakadu VII, other front page stories are: China 2005...(continued P9, P10, P11, P13) Trouble in the tropics,...(continued P2) Qantas - 10years since privatisation...(continued P5) AirVenture Oshkosh 2005...(continued P14, P15, P16)

• AvNews significant supporters this month have been:

  • Embraer, custom tailoring, no wait

  • Asia Pacific Aviation Summit 2005, dedicated forum for airline and airport executives

  • Sydney Aircraft Sales - A range of singles and twins...(Continued P23)

  • Safeskies 2005, past lessons future safety

• Airlines - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Macair expands to meet mining industry growth

  • Air France Airbus A340-300 ran off runway at Toronto

  • Qantas - 10years since privatisation

  • US airline working towards EMB 190 introduction

  • China Southern Airlines taking 250 new students in 2006

  • Is this the space that launched a thousand trips...(Continued P8)

  • Ozjet's second aircraft arrives

  • Swiss neutralised

  • South African Airlines climbs back to profits

  • Non stop to paradise...(Continued on Page 25)

• Airports - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Trouble in the tropics, Archerfield Airport Draft Master Plan

  • QinetiQ's Tarsier runway detection system paves way for safer runways

  • Do' you buy that in Dubai

• Engines - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Northwest selects Rolls-Royce for 787

• General Aviation - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Victory in the Pacific commemoration

  • Javelin twin-engine, two-seat prototype jet nearing first test flight

  • 2005 AirVenture Oshkosh...(continued P15, P16)

  • GROB SPn utility jet successfully completes first flight

  • Eclipse prototype No 4 takes to the air

  • Gulfstream G350 enters service

  • Kodiak STOL aircraft displayed at Oshkosh

  • AeroVironment flies world's first liquid hydrogen powered UAV

  • New bizjet set for takeoff

  • New master at Commander

  • Piper peace treaty

  • Burt Rutan to deliver Sir Reginald Ansett memorial lecture 2005...(Continued on Page 27)

• Helicopters - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Bell Helicopter announces strategic acquisition

• Industry - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Laser fuselage measurement system takes off

  • Aviation Politics - the white mans burden

  • Around the world by sun and wind

  • Civilian U2 to investigate weather

  • Lowering the BOOM

• Military - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • Black Dagger to sharpen local army and air force skills

  • China 2005 - America's concern...(continued P9, P10, P11, P13)

  • Exercise Kakadu VII important for regional defence relations

  • Black Hawk helicopters to be based in Sydney

• Regulation - Under this sector, the following stories appeared:

  • 9th anniversary of TWA crash, NTSB seeks action

  • Change to operations at non-towered aerodromes