Past Issue

October/November 2005

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In this issue, the front page features the story about: Hawker Pacific opens big in Cairns, other front page stories are: Qantas to bring A380 to Australia...(continued P3) Australian Special Forces borrowed pony,...(Centrespread) Piper aircraft's new President & CEO...(continued P2)

• AvNews significant supporters this month have been:

  • Embraer, discover a new way to express yourself

  • Hawker Pacific - Aircraft and Helicopter Sales

  • 3rd Annual Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline Symposium 2006: The definitive low cost airlines conference for Asia Pacific

  • Sydney Aircraft Sales - A range of single and twin engined aircraft for sale

  • Hawker Pacific Blue Seal Engines: More than just an engine overhaul

  • GA Airvan; reliability, performance, greater profit

  • Aerocomponents: Turbo Repair Service; turbo's are our business

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

  • New Air New Zealand CEO

  • Helios depressurisation

  • Garuda buys Boeing

  • New generation mid-sized jet marks a turning point in air travel

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

  • Boeing says air freight fleet to double

  • First Boeing 747 Freighter conversion delivered

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

  • Goodyear to launch new airship

  • Hawker Pacific boosts aviation capabilities in far North Queensland

  • Hawker Pacific granted AMO certification to support Army contract

  • Raytheon Aircraft Company has announced the King air weight upgrade

  • Official opening of Hawker Pacific's Cairns MRO/FBO facility

  • NBAA moves 2005 annual meeting to Orlando

  • Two-seat Javelin VLJ prototype makes first flight

  • PM opens NZ Alpha Aviation facility

  • New European aircraft

  • Three Diamond DA42 TDI Twin Stars delivered to China

  • Mechtronix Systems orders three Cessnas

  • Cessna to develop a new single engine aircraft

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

  • Bell Boeing wins JHL contract

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

  • Airbus 380 No4 gets ready to fly

  • Airbus launches the new A350 aircraft

  • Shortages roil aviation industry

  • Supersonic test flight success

  • A jet a day etc

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

  • Rapt in Raptors

  • Lockheed Martin highlights recent F/A-22 Raptor successes

  • New smart bombs for Australia's F/A-18 aircraft

  • Australian Defence Force support to victims of Bali bombing

  • Australian Special Forces travel to Afghanistan on a 'borrowed' pony

  • Tomcats last prowl

  • C130J super Hercules demonstrates transformational performance

  • The sky's the limit

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

  • New Australian HF system