August 2003
In Mid June, One Of The Rnzaf'S Boeing 757 Nz7571 - The Newest Types To Enter The Service And Now The Only Pure Jets In Its Order Of Battle - Christened Ohakea'S Upgraded Main Runway. Peter Clark Hopped Into The Jumpseat, And Took A First-Hand Look At Both The 757 And The Runaway.
Wing Commander Jim Ranking Highlights Some Of The Differences That Military Flight Training Has Over Civilian Flight Training.
Just What Is It About Polished Aluminium That Even The Merest Glimpse Of A Burnished Spinner In A Line Of Parked Aircraft Is Enough To Attract Every Aviation Nut Within A Five Kilometre Radius? Rob Neil Discovers That There Is More To Auckland'S Ryans Than Just A Shiny Surface.
It Is Hardly Surprising That Air New Zealand - The Largest Single Aviation Employer In New Zealand - Has A Strong Focus On Training. With The Recent Opening Of The Airline'S New Training Centre In Mangere, Peter Clark Discovered That This Focus Has Just Been Markedly Sharpened.
Flight Simulators Are An Integral Part Of Modern Airline Operations And In Preparation For Its New Airbus A320S, Air New Zealand Has Installed A State-Of-The-Art Full Flight Simulator. Peter Clark Recently Took The $22 Million Bird For A Fly.
There Is More To Twins Than Just An Extra Engine, As Duncan King Discovered When He Recently Sat In On The Helicopter Line'S Twin Squirrel Ground Course.
Additions, Deletions And Changes Of Ownership On The New Zealand Civil Register.
 September 2003 |
 July 2003 |
 December 2017 |