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If you have any stories to
tell about your time as a staff member or passenger and would like to
share them, please let me know
schulze@spiritsofansett.com
. It is most important that there is a place we can store Ansett photos
and stories for others to see. |
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Kenneth
Bond
OAM worked for Sir Reginald Ansett. He joined Ansett Airways in Hamilton
on 2nd April 1940. Ken spoke at the
Sir Norman
Brearley Oration for the
Civil Aviation Historical Society of Western Australia Inc. on 28th
August 2002. His address was about Sir Reginald Ansett. |
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Read Tom Ballantyne’s
article on “What Really Went Wrong at Ansett”
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Which Airline operated the
first scheduled air service in Australia? No, it wasn’t QANTAS. See
Legends of Ansett
for the answer to this question from Ansett Historian, Fred Niven.
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See the Convair 440 photos
(VH-BZN
and VH-BZF) taken by Alan Lawson –
History of
ASA. |
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We have added an article
on the
Kyeema Air
Crash. The DC-2, VH-UYC departed Parafield airport just
before midday on 25th October 1938 for Essendon. After the
enquiry into this accident, there were big changes made in Australian
Aviation safety standards, the fate of the Civil Aviation Board was also
sealed at this time when, as a result of the enquiry, it became the
Department of Civil Aviation. Thanks must go to the Civil Aviation
Safety Authority and MacArthur Job for giving permission to use this
article. (‘Flight Safety Australia, November 1998)
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To mark the 70th
Anniversary of the Kyeema air crash Philip Dutton, Principal of Burgmann
College – ANU, Canberra gave the
CAS Hawker Memorial
Trust Scholarship Presentation on Sunday 24th
August 2008. Charles Allan Seymour Hawker, MHR was one of the passengers
killed in this crash. Philip Dutton has kindly given permission for us
to add this presentation to Spirits of Ansett |
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Our thanks to all who attended the Ansett Reunion in Adelaide on
Saturday 10th September 2011. The event enjoyed by 480 was a
phenomenal success. The only complaint was it should have been a few
hours longer. |
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If you are still looking for a present for Xmas or a birthday go to
Fred’s page to get a copy of
his latest DVD (Edition 8) This DVD is full of information and is a
must have for anyone interested in Ansett and the Ansett Group of
Companies. |
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Nigel Daw and Jim Evan’s book “AN ICONIC AIRLINE “ The story of
Airlines of South Australia will be available early 2012. To keep up
to date on the release of this book go to
www.airlinesofsa.com |
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Photos
from the 2011 Spirits of Ansett luncheon will be on the website in
the next few weeks. |
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Helena Steel has just released a book
'After Ansett – Careers of Strength and Spirit'.
As one of the senior Human Resources executives, Helena had the
unenviable job of creating a call centre of 30 Ansett staff to
handle the calls of 17,000 employees. This book is a must read for
all former employees of Ansett and anyone contemplating a career
change or going through a redundancy.
If you would like a copy click on
form
for details on how to get it. More information go to
http://www.afteransett.com
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