The 'twin' pilot of the Hempel Tiger Moth was involved in another forced landing, this time a successful one without damage, in the Greenbank area south of Archerfield on Friday March 30

Media reports indicate the problem was a blocked fuel line; the aircraft took-off again a short time later after repairs were carried out

Boeing have announced their latest interest in a high speed airliner capable of operating just below the speed of sound (.95 of Mach 1) 10% faster than normal passenger jets

Resemblance to the Rutan line of home-built aircraft wouldn't happen to be a coincidence  . . . would it by any chance !

MOBIL has yet to decide if it would ever resume production of avgas at its Altona plant after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released their report on the incident

The AirCentre News Desk recorded the drama 15 months ago

Click HERE for details on the Christmas Eve 1999 CASA AD that grounded most of the OZ Light Aircraft

The new Bundaberg designed and manufactured Jabiru 8 cylinder aircraft engine is creating a lot of interest around the globe

As mentioned in the Week One March Issue there is tremendous interest by overseas countries, especially within the USA home-built market, in "our" aircraft engines

Tassie passengers trying to leave Hobart with Kendell Airlines were stranded, some up to 8 hours on Sunday April 1

The Beech Starship "a new dimension in jetprop efficiency" is also Rutan based design and competes directly with the corporate jet market

On Monday 2, one of the three engines on the Government jet aircraft carrying Federal Treasurer Peter Costello caught fire shortly after take-off forcing the pilot to declare an emergency and return to Canberra