Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorAEW Airships for the RAAF?
May 12, 1986 0 commentUs Navy Airship Programme Has Strong Implications for Haaf Aew Requirement One of the more interesting systems on offer to the RAAF to fulfil their recently announced requirement for an Airborne Early Warning capability is the Australian-owned Airship Industries Sentinel 7000. What makes their offer so interesting is the unique attributes, both positive and negative
Read moreParliamentary Report Damns Govt Aircraft Factories
May 11, 1986 0 commentParliamentary Report Defines Major Inefficiencies at the Government Aircraft Factories The official response by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts on the activities of the Government Aircraft Factories, tabled in Parliament late in 1985, paints a picture of gross inefficiency, overmanning and non-regular accounting and management procedures. The inquiry into the GAF was originally undertaken
Read moreAirlines of SA Cease Operations
May 10, 1986 0 commentCost Pressures Force Closure Of Ansett Airlines of South Australia Airlines of South Australia will phase out all its airline operations in the State by this July and arrange a transfer of its services to Kendell Airlines which already operates a three-state network with Pressurised aircraft. In announcing the closure of the airline, the General
Read moreUpdate – Airbus Industrie A330 & A340
May 9, 1986 0 commentAirbus Prepare for Launch Of A330 and A340 Jetliners Though Airbus Industrie had a great 1985, the sheer success of their two in-production wide bodies ably brought home the fact that the European aerospace consortium really need a diversified product base with which to compete against their North American counterparts. Including the pre-Christmas announcement by
Read moreProfile – Boeing Stratocruiser
May 8, 1986 0 commentAccording to the advertising of the time it was its spaciousness, luxurious lower deck lounge bar and Pullman-style sleeping accommodation that made the Boeing Stratocruiser so popular with its passengers – popularity it retained even when it became outclassed by newer and more modern airliners. During a long flight, one could relieve the monotony by
Read moreDefence Update
May 7, 1986 0 commentNeed for Defence to Tighten up Programme Management Revealed in Parliamentary Report The recent report (No 243) of the Federal Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts is seen as a damning indictment of the way major Defence equipment projects are run by the Defence Department and the three Armed Services. However, some of the criticisms
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