Falcomposite Furio Fabulous Figurehead for a New Industry A brand new and completely indigenous New Zealand aircraft is preparing to take the general aviation world by storm. Rob Neil reports on the heart-poundingly beautiful Falcomposite Furio—due to fly for the first time before the end of the year. The Delightful Dyn Aero MCR01 The Dyn Aero MCR01 Club is one of a new breed ...

By Rob Neil. A new company, a new aircraft, a new industry. As Rob Neil reports, all three are combined in the form of the heart-poundingly beautiful Falcomposite Furio—due to fly for the first time before the end of the year. Without doubt, the Falcomposite Furio is one of the most stunningly beautiful new light aircraft designs in the world. Even more ...

Pacific Blue—the New Zealand unit of Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd.—is to launch a new domestic airline service in New Zealand, starting in mid November. The new service, which will be based at Christchurch, will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft (two more of which are being added to Pacific Blue's fleet) and will operate main-trunk routes between Auckland–Wellington, Auckland–Christchurch and Wellington–Christchurch. The airline ...

On the Ground in Afghanistan. By Rob Neil

Pacific Wings’ August issue featured the first of two articles by Rob Neil about the DOS-INL Air Wing and its support of the Afghan Eradication Force as it tries to stem the flow of poison from Afghanistan’s poppy fields. For this second article, Rob ...

By Rob Neil. In September 2006, Pacific Wings was fortunate in being able to join Heli Ops magazine on the first of two trips to Afghanistan to spend time with the DOS-INL Air Wing, which supports the Afghan Eradication Force’s (AEF) fight to stop the flow of poison from Afghanistan’s poppy fields. In this first article of two, Rob Neil describes the ...

By Rob Neil. New Zealand and New Zealanders have a history of success in business and technology that is out of all proportion to the country’s tiny population. In the last ten years, the same Kiwi “can-do” attitude that gave the world the jet boat has given birth to a simple yet revolutionary line of aviation communication technology that is finding ...

Targeting Terror's Roots The DOS-INL Air Wing in Afghanistan In September 2006, Rob Neil joined HeliOps magazine on the first of two trips to Afghanistan to spend time with the DOS-INL Air Wing, which supports the Afghan Eradication Force in their efforts to eradicate the opium menace. This first article backgrounds the fine efforts of a dedicated bunch of aviation professionals doing ...