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AuthorThe end of an era
January 19, 2020 0 commentThis time around, it is all over red rover! The end of an era….those words get thrown around a lot in life, but I think this is actually a valid time to say it. The Red Bull Air Race officially wraps up as I write this, the last day or two of 2019. It was
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January 19, 2020 0 comment20CU farewells the classic Hornet I still remember the first time I flew the F/A-18A solo as a student at 2OCU, the Royal Australian Air Force’s operational conversion unit for single-seat fighter pilots. I was on 1/97 conversion course, the first ab-initio course to run after FCI Course and needless to say the testosterone-charged warfighting
Read morePutting out bushfires
January 19, 2020 0 commentA troubled start to the new decade Putting out bushfires’ has an obvious, literal meaning. At the time of writing, Australian local, State and Federal Government and private sector agencies, with help from overseas, were involved in the biggest fire response operation ever conducted, across all mainland states and territories. Whole communities had been burnt
Read moreTHAI in trouble
November 24, 2019 0 commentNew business plan ordered Thai Airways International (THAI) may boast that its flights and service are as “Smooth as Silk” but the logo certainly doesn’t apply to its finances. They have become somewhat crumpled. And the airline’s president Sumeth Damrongchaitham, the latest in a string of chiefs who have tried to turn around its fortunes,
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November 23, 2019 0 commentKey aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-9 to Qantas and the disposal of a 747-400 by Qantas. After handover to Qantas in Seattle 787-9 VH-ZNI msn 66073 Kookaburra was ferried from Everett to Los Angeles as QF6027 on October 15 and then
Read moreThe Expectation Equation
November 23, 2019 0 commentBalancing expectation with reality We live in an era of social proof. The opinions of ‘experts’ have given way to the voice of the masses in a digital world where anyone with access has a voice. Whether they deserve to, or not. Whenever the barriers are lowered, it’s a double-edged sword. The power of influence
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