Marc Joel Atrero
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August 19, 2016 0 commentF-35 makes international airshow debut at RIAT The Royal International Air Tattoo provides a yearly window of opportunity to get up close and personal with the very latest cutting edge military firepower. Few events can rival the intensity, drama and spectacle on offer at what is without doubt the world’s greatest military airshow – a
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August 19, 2016 0 commentLAHSO operations are an important feature of the high capacity operational mode at Melbourne Airport, enabling traffic capacity to almost double LAHSO operations remain important to meeting traffic demands at Melbourne Airport during high capacity periods. Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) involve aircraft simultaneously landing and/or taking off from crossing runways. It is a
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August 19, 2016 0 commentSingapore’s Changi airport was the gateway to Europe for generations of Australian air travellers, the vital connecting link along the traditional Kangaroo Route… until the Gulf juggernauts began sucking away its long-haul traffic. Today, the hub is planning for the future with significant expansion plans. Some think it may be going too far. Major airports
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August 19, 2016 0 commentAustralia’s first Purple Heart recipient had a flying career spanning jet combat in Korea, flying Super Constellations with Qantas and a decade with the NSW Air Ambulance Following in the footsteps of one’s father is not a new concept. In fact, for centuries sons were born into the trade of their elders. Blacksmith begat blacksmith
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August 19, 2016 0 commentVirgin Australia’s new shareholder, China’s HNA Group, has had a remarkable rise to prominence since it was founded in 1993. Today, its tentacles spread across the globe and it continues to splash cash on investments, particularly in the aviation arena. Chen Feng, the 63-year-old founder and chairman of the HNA Group, presides over his fast-growing
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August 19, 2016 0 commentHawaiian says Australian market softer Hawaiian Airlines chief executive Mark Dunkerley says the Australia- Hawaii market has not experienced the same level of extreme discounting on flights between this country and the US mainland. The trans-Pacific market has been particularly active in recent times, with the arrival in late 2015 of American Airlines to Sydney,
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