Marc Joel Atrero
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December 15, 2015 0 commentHawaiian by name, Hawaiian by nature Founded in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines has expanded from providing crucial transportation links between the Hawaiian islands to an international carrier with more than 50 aircraft whose mandate now includes bringing millions of people from around the world to one of the world’s iconic tourist destinations. And whether it is
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December 14, 2015 0 commentFocusing on major trauma in the urban area, CareFlight’s rapid response service is about taking the hospital to the patient. Getting a senior doctor with trauma experience, a paramedic and equipment to the scene rapidly can make a significant difference to the outcome of patients with severe injury. Once the world’s fastest-responding helicopter emergency medical
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December 13, 2015 0 commentChristchurch Airport is prepared for the future Talking to Malcolm Johns, the CEO of Christchurch Airport, it’s clear that this is a man 20 months into his position and raring to go for the future – much like the airport itself. We now have an integrated regional, domestic and international terminal. MALCOLM JOHNS This content
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December 12, 2015 0 commentThe RAAF’s eighth and last C-17 Globemaster touches down It is said that generals are always planning to fight the last war and as if to underscore the point, the doubling of the RAAF’s fleet of C-17s to eight ensures Australia will never again be bound by the airlift capacity constraints it encountered during 1999’s
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December 11, 2015 0 commentBetter late than never as Perth Airport’s high tech T1 Virgin Australia terminal opens its doors The final phase in the $1 billion makeover at Perth Airport – the TI Domestic pier – opened to great fanfare and celebrations as Australian Aviation went to press. Virgin Australia’s magnificent new home at Perth Airport has not
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December 10, 2015 0 commentThe Battlefield Airlifter is an Aircraft Designed to Take Personnel, Materiel and Forces “the Last Tactical Mile”, While Providing, According to the Raaf’s Air Power Manual, “time Sensitive Airlift Which May Be Critical to the Achievement of Theatre Objectives”. Since the Retirement of the Dhc- 4 Caribou in 2009, the Adf Has Been Unable to
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