Marc Joel Atrero

Our 1986 Regional Airline Directory looks back on twelve months that have not only seen a rise in commuter airline loadings but have once again recorded an increase in the number of operators. One wonders what we will find next year at this time as operators battle against rising Government charges while in NSW the

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BH Pacific With the change of ownership from Bell Helicopter Australia to BH Pacific the Australian distributor of Bell Textron products is once again 100% locally owned and controlled and Managing Director Joe Moharich, who is also the major shareholder has launched an all out effort to ensure that marketing techniques and product support remain

Ventura Delayed It is understood that the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura to be brought to Australia from America is having more than its share of problems. The Ventura, N159U, was to have been ferried from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Stockton, California in preparation for the long overwater flight to Australia. It has been reported however that

Paul Middleton has been a DofA Examiner since 1978 and now has now lodged over 9,000 hours total aeronautical experience. During recent discussions with his colleagues in the Safety Promotion Section on the subject of winter flying, he told of an incident involving himself that seemed to fit the ‘bill’ for an article for Air

Aew Big on Jul V Sdsc Air Power Conference AGENDA The Jindalee and Airborne Early Warning debates intensified in the mid-year during the ‘Air Power in the Defence of Australia’ conference organised by the Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in Canberra. One major point to emerge, contrary to some reports, is that