Marc Joel Atrero

Australia’s ‘Other Flying Doctor’ Upgrades Its Fleet Those of us who live in Sydney and are interested in all things aeronautical – and I suppose that means anyone who reads Australian Avia\jon – will have regularly heard the distinctive tones of the New South Wales Air Ambulance Service’s Beechcraft Queen Airs over the past 18

Introduction of First Qantas Twinjet Ushers in a New Era of Profitability For Australia’s International Carrier Qantas, long tied to a one-type fleet, now has the twinjet it waited so many years for – the Boeing 767-200ER. The 767 in fact is the first twin-engined aircraft to be operated by our national carrier since the

The advanced-technology 737-300, latest of Boeing’s new generation aircraft, is one of the quietest and most fuel-efficient jetliners in the world. It offers many of the features developed for the popular 737-200 while providing increased passenger capacity and consumed up to 30 percent less fuel per seat. This is a level of efficiency comparable to

Taa Plans for the Future With 737- 300 Purchase: Spurred on by the cessation of the 18% investment allowance on June 30, 1985 TAA ended four years of indecision during late May with the announcement that they would be replacing their DC-9 fleet with Boeing 737-300 twinjets. The $500m purchase represents the first stage of

Sfar 41 Approval Likely Before Year End: Approval of a modified version of the controversial American SFAR 41 legislation is now expected by the DofA before Christmas. SFAR 41 was introduced by the US FAA in America to facilitate use of commuter aircraft exceeding the 12,500lb takeoff weight limit imposed at the time on FAR

Cac, Hawker DeHavilland Merger a Boost for Australian Aerospace: The recent merger between Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and Hawker de Havilland will now allow both companies access to new markets previously not open to them. In aerospace, big is beautiful in terms of manufacturing and bidding capability and of course the ability to generate finance for