Marc Joel Atrero

New Allocations this month cover a wide range of types from the single-seat amateur built Onex, OXN, to Virgin’s latest ATR 72, VPJ, and from two locally-built hot air balloons, ARZ and SET, to a brand new Super Puma for CHC (Lloyd Helicopters), SRU. Trevor Bone’s Sonex Onex OXN is the second of its type

New home for Hunter XHH Geoff Moesker’s two-seat Hawker Siddeley T. 75A Hunter, VH-XHH, was removed from the register on August 15 after its export to a buyer in North America. Hangared at Rockhampton, VH‑XHH was one of a 21 ex Republic of Singapore Air Force Hunters Geoff acquired in the mid-1990s. Three would fly

Part 61 now in place September 1. As I write this column the new Part 61 regulations have just come into effect. August 31 was an interesting day with me writing up no fewer than six sticky labels for logbooks. All were for first twin ratings. Outside on the airport there seemed to be a

Ordinary Australians have direct investments in airports via super Between 1997 and 2003, the operation and management of Australia’s 21 federally-leased airports was transferred from the Commonwealth government to private operators under a long-term lease arrangement. This privatisation process included the major capital city airports in each state and territory across the country, as well

The chance to build positive, trusting relationships It is almost impossible to consider aviation in Australia today without acknowledging that government needs to significantly lift its regulatory game. The state of flux that exists in CASA’s strategic direction at the time of writing is akin to a rudderless ship. With only one CASA board appointment

Don’t waste the Forsyth Report’s circuit-breaking opportunity Commercial aviation, and particularly regional aviation, is a place where optimists and economic reality often meet. We very much need these optimists because success turns them into our aviation entrepreneurs. As always, the recent reporting season brought home those realities in bold, black print. Well done to Regional