These pages index articles that appeared in the house newspaper Aviation
Australia between 1981 and 1987. They provide an interesting insight
into the activities of the Department at that time.
Names of
staff or other personalities have been highlighted in bold. To
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Jan/Feb
1987
· Two thirds of staff to be affected by CAC +++ Civil Aviation
Corporation formed to cover services provided to aviation
· Championships soar with D of A help +++ Vic Tas Region assists
organisers of the Benalla World Gliding Championships
· Minister now "High Flyer" both in practice and portfolio
+++ Minister Morris trains for pilot licence (Photo)
· Trial Air Nav charges issued +++ GA operators compare new separate
airport and landing charges
· Circular 20yrs old +++ The Airworthiness Advisory Circular
published monthly by the Dept is 20 yrs old
· Newly renamed prop returns +++ Proposal to use Propellers on
Unducted High Bypass engines
· Mt Lawley added to National Estate +++ 67yr old D of A regional
workshops with colourful history recognised
· "Flight will vindicate Earhart" - Aviatrix +++ American
pilot Grace McGuire and Navigator to recreate Amelia Earhart's
flight in a Lockheed 10E
· Perth start for balloon voyager +++ Englishman Julian Nott
to attempt first non-stop circumnavigation of the world
· In-flight phones, TVs coming +++ Japan Airlines to experiment
with satellite phones
· People +++ Dr Angela Ivanovici wins the Southern Cross
air race with her 8mnth old baby on board
· World of difference - trainees +++ Malaysian engineers Raimi
Ibrahim and Ikmal Ismail train with the Dept
· Illawarra in a flap +++ Wollongong racecourse officials ask
for Dept's bird scaring expertise to clear seagulls
· Aviation radio pioneer "signs off" +++ Murray
Johnson died last year after a pioneering career in early radio
· BASI Chief retires from job with daily challenges +++ Paul
Choquenot retires after RAAF and DCA careers
· International data exchange planned +++ Aviation Safety data
exchange proposed at Canberra conference
· Lang leaves to laze +++ Keith Lang retires after 37yrs
in DCA's publishing and printing areas
· Powerline warning to pilots +++ Recent fatal accidents prompt
warning from Victoria's Chief Electrical Inspector
· Pat calls it a day after 41 yrs +++ Pat Richards WA's
longest serving officer retires as steno sec to the RD
· High safety profile in WA +++ High level of interest in safety
demonstrated by nimbus attending seminars
· Journalism awards +++ Minister Morris presents the Sir
Donald Anderson Awards to journalists
· Westwind crash inquiry an information boon +++ Many safety
points arise out of the investigation of the Pelair crash
· Australia ready for terrorists +++ Senior British police officer
praises Australia's preparedness to combat terror
· FS Network speeds and simplifies +++ Flight Standards Computer
network handles Aircrew licensing and documents
· Henty House switchboard becomes history +++ The 800 extension
Switchboard, commissioned in 1949, closes
· VDU Spectacles a new alternative +++ VDU eye protection glasses
filter out Blue-violet light
March/April
1987
· Air Accidents in '86 below average +++ Aircraft Accidents in
Australia during 1986 lower than average for last 3 yrs
· No Hang Gliding fatalities +++ For the first time since the
sport started in Australia in 1973 there were no fatalities
· Engineering award to D of A +++ the Dept wins the Institution
of Engineers Australia(Sydney Div) award for engineering excellence
· Review under analysis +++ The Dept looks at the May review
into the economic regulation of domestic aviation
· Cec - been there done that +++ Cec O'Brien WW2 veteran
and now Supt of Air Transport Vic/Tas has had an amazingly varied and
interesting career
· Aviation insight for car buffs +++ Marrickville Dept workshops,
formerly Holden factory, opened to public on 60th anniversary of the
buildings
· Chief test pilot retires after 45 yrs +++ Ted Shaw RAAF
WW2 pilot and Hawker de Havilland test pilot retires
· Deputy Secretary transfers +++ Mike Ryan has transferred
to the Dept of Communications as Dep Sec
· Crew Licensing review gets good response +++ Flight crew Licensing
review gets good response from the industry
· Australia, Japan sign agreement +++ Transport officials agree
to an increase in frequency of passenger services
· KSA work started +++ International terminal improvement s began
in February
· Lens study results in sight +++ Study into the use of contact
lenses for pilots
· Power savings +++ New tariff structure results in savings of
$30,000 per month to the airport's electricity bill
· D of A thanked +++ Organisers of the World gliding Championships
commend Dept liaison personnel
· Airworthiness progress +++ Airworthiness sub-section to be
established in Cairns or Townsville North Qld
· SA/NT Satellite +++ All SA/NT manned satellite ground stations
have been commissioned
· AFTN +++ The Darwin - Sydney AFTN satellite link has been commissioned
· Joint video out soon +++ Airways Division and Public Relations
Branch produce a training video on packing marine supply containers
· Secretary in Honours list +++ Mr Rae Taylor was made
an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia
· FAC to offer positions +++ Agreement reached between the FAC,
Unions and ACTU on conditions of employment
· Feedback seminar wide-ranging +++ The first Airways Surveyor
standards seminar for years held in Canberra
· Council agrees to $40,000 bid +++ Consultative council agrees
to study of internal communication within the dept and production of
an industrial democracy video
· Branch review by new DPR +++ Review of the Public relations
branch to be conducted by new head Doug Holden
· Alison the Bird hazard Unit's lab detective +++ Alison Rowell
studies the remains of birdstrikes to enhance knowledge of the hazard
and countermeasures
· Fibre-glass Leopard on show +++ A four seater light aircraft
made of fibreglass is tested in the UK (Photo)
· Critic praises digest +++ Dick Smith praises summer
edition of Aviation Safety Digest
· Revolution in fan powered aircraft +++ Sadleir Computer Research
develop fan powered VTO aircraft
· Bomb Hoax stands out in 40 year career +++ Alan Landrigan
retires as ARD (Airports FAC). He was involved in the "Mr Brown"
Qantas bomb hoax
· Struggling for better life for PNG Villagers +++ Keith Johnston
of Central office helps build medical centre in remote PNG village
· Health enforcers get job done +++ D of A inspectors ensure
awareness and high standards in airline food preparation
· Mick now beside the seaside +++ Mick Davis retires after
30 years, finishing as Sen Supt Sydney ATC
· Test Pilots academy to start +++ The only non-military school
outside the US opens at Cranfield UK
· Anniversary open day +++ Canberra Gliding club celebrates it's
1st anniversary at Bunyon NSW
· Mt Major closure ends era +++ VHF repeater station near Shepparton
closed after 25 yrs
· Atlantic crossing by balloon +++ Richard Branson to
attempt crossing in a balloon powered partially by the sun
· Goony Bird for Drage +++ Drage Airworld near Wangaratta to
acquire a 1943 C47 after 9 months restoration in QLD
· Directors farewelled +++ (Photo) Secretary Rae Taylor
farewells Paul Choquenot and Noel Wicks
Issue
No 34 mid 1987
· Ratner Report - Task Force +++ Department to consider recommendations
to improve ATC monitoring and supervision
· We can well be proud +++ UK Psychologist (RAF Institute of
Avmed) Roger Green says Australian airline's safety record compares
spectacularly well with other countries and we should be proud
· International policy man in region hot spot +++ Neville
Potter was attending a conference in Suva Fiji during military coup
· Ken's career a 'Byte' of history +++ Ken Andrew celebrates
36 yrs service and has been involved in the establishment of ADP in
the Dept (Photo)
· Aerospace award to engineer +++ Chris Stefoulis receives
an award for an aerospace vehicle design (Photo)
· Selection work recognised +++ Dept's work in the site selection
for the new Sydney airport recognised internationally
· Department experience in Operation Pitchblack +++ Bob Humphreys
and Brian Gribble act as ATC liaison officers
· Scramble at Canberra crash +++ Emergency services exercise
involving a simulated Boeing 727 crash (Photos)
· Conference provides international contact +++ Australia invited
to head international conference on airport emergency procedures
· Qantas, Rolls-Royce engineering award for Bicentenary +++ Qantas
and R-R to present an award annually to person judged to have done most
to exemplify engineering excellence in Australia
· TAI Carnival - screaming success in a quiet country town +++
Mildura hosts Biennial TAI sports festival
· Skyship 'Like a boat on a calm sea' +++ Ex Dept pilot Carl
Daley flies Skyship 600 commercial airship
· Counsellors help smokers quit +++ Staff counsellors busy as
a result of the recent ban on smoking in the workplace
· Flight of the Birdman +++ Peter Robertson and Peter
Roots build and fly an unpowered aircraft (briefly!)
· Complacency the enemy +++ Ron Cooper, Director BASI,
names combating complacency as a priority
· Rotary award to WA +++ Rotary gives a courtesy award to WA
staff in recognition of good service to Rotarian pilots
· Cairns the model +++ Cairns airport to be the model for the
redevelopment of Port Moresby International airport
· ATCARDS +++ New
software for this ATC system results in improved performance in SA/NT
region
· Satellite +++ Satellite intercom between Derby and Kununurra
implemented
· Ratflash +++ The Ratflash message switching system in Adelaide
replaced by Dataflash system
· Parafield +++ Parafield Tower to be the responsibility of the
Dept of Aviation
· Moorabbin Airshow +++ Successful Airshow enhances the image
of the Dept and the airport
· Kite fright +++ A high flying kite caused anxiety to the pilot
of a B727 on approach to Mascot Airport
· Smoking ban +++ Air Canada reaps $1.4mil increase in business
after implementing smoking ban
· Diana one of select few +++ (Photo) Diana Wright joins
policy div from Plague Locust Commission to improve her managerial skills
· Seatback TV by '92 +++ Seatback TV in Aircraft will be common
in the 1990's says Boeing engineer Fred Mitchell
· Preservation of Vimy is assured +++ Ross
and Keith Smith's Vickers Vimy Bomber to be preserved in improved
and protected accommodation
· Ceramics for aircraft +++ Ceramics may be used with advantage
in aeroengines
· Royal Federation of Aero Clubs 1987 Annual Conference +++ Minister
Morris promotes development of higher Tech aircraft at the conference
in Canberra
· New insight given by accident figures +++ Paper delivered at
conference by Dr Rob Lee (BASI)
· Air race recalls pioneer days +++ Bicentennial Air race around
Australia will celebrate early record braking days
· CAC receives wide approval +++ Government's decision to establish
Civil Aviation Corporation welcomed
· History '88 +++ Dept of Aviation to be represented at the 1988
Conference of the Australian Historical Society
· Department gives Aid +++ Dept's Flight Standards Div assists
gaining FAA type approval for Transavia PL-12/T-300
· More International passengers expected in 1987 +++ International
passenger traffic expected to increase by 7%
November/December
1987
· New Aviation Authority +++ Safety standard setting and regulatory
control to be responsibility of the new CAA (originally to be CAC)
· Taskforce begins work +++ Col Freeland says detailed
work has already begun on the establishment of the CAA
· End of two Airline Policy +++ Senator Gareth Evans says
the government has decided to withdraw from economic regulation of the
airline industry
· The Department of Aviation's last Hurrah! +++ (photo's) TAI
party to farewell the Dept of Aviation
· New look Dept of Transport and Communications +++ Dept of Aviation
amalgamated into new larger Dept
· Dept works well with industry +++ Managing director of Promair
Brian Tucker thanks Minister and Dept for prompt assistance to
his company
· Staff costs down +++ Dept of Aviation exceeded government targets
to reduce staff costs
· Marque of excellence rolls on +++ Al Kinloch Rolls Royce
enthusiast and owner describes unusual finds
· Christian Fellowship re-forms +++ The Fellowship of Christian
Aviation Personnel in Australia goes from strength to strength
· Officers break the language barrier +++ Australian Radio personnel
assist in Vanuatu with multinational group
· Flying's a laugh +++ Former Ansett pilot Bob Binning
publishes a book (What a way to fly) of aviation anecdotes
· Churchill Trust Fellowship +++ Apply for a fellowship to enrich
your and your country's Knowledge and experience
· Medical Kits +++ Inflight Physician's kits are now carried
on all Ansett jet aircraft
· Obituary +++ Bernard (Bernie) Wright the Unit Fire Officer
at Alice Springs Airport passed away on 18th September 1987
· A small aircraft that made big impact on history +++ Stanley
H McMaster describes his first sight of an aeroplane in 1924. It
was a DH50 of the Civil aviation Branch of the Dept of Defence piloted
by Col. Brinsmead
· Records aplenty set or broken +++ Numerous aviation records
have been set in recent months by Australians
· Gooney was Dept's +++ An ex Ww2 C47 being restored by a Gold
Coast teenager was once a Dept aircraft
· Broome's DC3 comes to Adelaide +++ The Aviation Historical
Society and the Institute for Aeronautical Science are cooperating to
transport the gate guardian (ex WW2) DC3 from Broome to Adelaide for
restoration
· Dept reaps 21 - year safety bonanza +++ The Dept's Beech
Bonanza VH-CAD celebrates 21 yrs accident free flying (Photo)
· The Sky's the limit +++ Women hold top jobs in NSW. Mary
O'Brien (Examiner of Airmen) Julieanna Alroe (Assistant Airport
Director) and Di Goodwin (Air Safety Inspector)
· Examiner a first +++ Mary O'Brien with 23yrs experience
is the first female to be a Dept Examiner of Airmen
· "King" hangs up his crown +++ Miro Vitek OIC
Camden Aerodrome for 18yrs (Alias "The King of Camden") retires
after 28 yrs with the Dept
· GCN covers supply system +++ The General Computer System now
encompasses the supply system of the former Dept of Aviation
· Scheme rates highly says review +++ The former Dept of Aviation
staff suggestion scheme has been ranked second among similar government
schemes
· Nothing 'Fawlty' about training +++ John Cleese is the star
in two management training films
· International Balloon race +++ International interest in trans
Australia balloon race to be held in March 1988
· World aircraft death drop +++ ICAO statistics show deaths on
scheduled flights in 1986 were 330, down from 1066 in 1985
This
was the final issue of AVIATION AUSTRALIA
Click here
to read Part 1 - 1981-82,
Part 2 - 1983-84 or
Part 3 - 1985-86
Index compiled by Brian Surtees, CAHS
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