Boeing to cease C-17 production
Just days after it delivered the last C-17 for the US Air Force, Boeing has announced the closure of its production line for the airlifter in 2015. http://australianaviation.com.au/201...17-production/
View ArticleSupersonic bang over Antibes last weekend
How many people heard the huge supersonic bang over Antibes last weekend? According to the news a plane came onto the radar without working radio (I presume they mean transponder?) and they scrambled a...
View ArticleQantas and Tasmania sign joint tourism campaign
Qantas and the Tasmanian government have announced a $4.35 million tourism cooperative agreement to promote Tasmania internationally and within Australia....
View ArticleInstrument landing system upgrade for Melbourne Airport (Australia)
Airservices has begun upgrade works to the instrument landing system (ILS) installed on the main runway at Melbourne Airport to improve low visibility operations....
View ArticleAir NZ and Virgin Australia trans-Tasman alliance now fully approved
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have welcomed the decision by New ZealandÂ’s Minister of Transport to extend authorisation of the trans-Tasman alliance. The New Zealand governmentÂ’s approval was...
View ArticleAirways New Zealand delivers world-first flow and arrival management
I havent found this article posted elsewhere so hope it's not a dupe; Airlines operating into and out of Auckland are set to save tens of millions of dollars in fuel following the implementation of an...
View ArticleKing Air 250 to tour Australia
Beechcraft distributor Hawker Pacific will showcase the Beechcraft King Air 250 in its first demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific region. http://australianaviation.com.au/201...our-australia/
View ArticleNewcastle Airport (Australia) to double terminal capacity
Newcastle Airport will double its existing terminal under an $80 million expansion program that it hopes will encourage more domestic and international services. The airport, which is owned by local...
View ArticleCanberra airport of the year as national industry awards announced
The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has presented its annual National Airport Industry Awards recognising the contributions and achievements of AAA member organisations and individuals over the...
View ArticleBadgeries Creek Airport- will it go ahead?
There has been much debate for decades now on the future of a second Sydney airport. Will a new Federal Government finally influence this decision? Will it be built at Badgeries Creek? If so, when?...
View ArticleYBBN Something Coming Up At Fire Station
Hey Guys, I think I Have worked out what is coming up at http://fr24.com/-27.39,153.13/17 I think it is the fire Stations Radar dish thingy. ~AvoStirFry
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3D/Cockpit View: Plane seeing itself
I have just spotted that PGT1924 sees itself in Cockpit View/3D: fr2.jpg Is this a bug or a feature, that I don't understand? Attached Images fr2.jpg (96.5 KB)
View ArticleLaw lecturer pulled off flight for sending tweet
Be careful how you use social media; Behold the power of social media. Or in the case of law lecturer Mark Leiser, the power to be denied boarding for sending a critical tweet....
View ArticleDrone F-16 takes flight, closer to becoming aerial target
Who needs pilots? A retired F-16 took off, went supersonic and landed without anyone in the cockpit earlier this month, bringing a new era of sophisticated target practice closer for U.S. Air Force...
View ArticleAviation accident web sites
On the chat, over a long period of time, we have frequently been asked for websites providing information relating to aircraft accidents/incidents. I recently found the following which seems to give a...
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4 falcons - all the same callsign! going round in circles
fa20.png looks to me like a couple of mildenhall mudhens dancing Attached Images fa20.png (289.7 KB)
View ArticleMilitary Boeing 707-351c go-around
Military Boeing 707-351c (47-04) . Electronic war Spanish Army, go around with crosswind at VLC 5-11-2013
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Wrong configuration
Hi all I am feeding from Foz do Iguacu / Brazil (S25.55269444 W054.56145833) and as far as I know southern and western coordinates are negative, but my fr24 feed (which is Linux/Raspberry Pi based) has...
View ArticleHires Graphics on Map page possible?
Cant find a topic on this subject,so, is it possible to display airfield runways and taxiways on the web airfield map page? I monitor LHR on a frequent basis, but all there is a grey blob for the...
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Raf Valley,Anglesey. Hawk T2 training and C flight 22sqdrn SAR.
a few pics on my visit. thanks to High Wycombe for granting permission .most of all thank you to Barbara/who escorted us,all at the new training centre,and all ranks who took time out to show me the...
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