Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorBlue skies & black ink
August 3, 2014 0 commentAir New Zealand’s 787 shows the art of the possible As Winston Churchill said, never waste a crisis. When you have a crisis that is the opportunity to make changes that are probably very difficult to do in a status quo situation. The people within the organisation were up for change because they knew the
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August 2, 2014 0 commentAir New Zealand, Boeing mark first 787-9 delivery Leighton says: Congrats ANZ…showing all how it’s done! The right aircraft mix…777, 787, A320…and a can-do management team! And most importantly an airline its employees and all New Zealanders can be proud of. I’d choose ANZ any day! Take note QF and VA! This content is available
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July 26, 2014 0 comment10 years ago The five remaining RAAF HS748s, A10-602, -603, -605, -606 and -608, were withdrawn from use on June 30. They were offered for sale by tender by the Fowles Auction Group in Melbourne with bids due by July 9. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
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July 25, 2014 0 commentPeter Harlow’s classic Interstate Cadet VCQ is the only new type in this issue’s New Allocations listing. The Cadet is a two-seat tandem, strut-braced high-wing, single-engine, fixed-undercarriage aircraft using a fabric-covered welded steel tube fuselage and wooden wings with metal ribs. Built by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation at El Segundo, California during 1941
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July 24, 2014 0 commentBe prepared if taking the well-worn path to a pilot career Going north is not an expression that you will find in the dictionary but one that is common knowledge with new commercial pilots seeking their first flying position. In short the expression means a newly-minted commercial pilot travelling to the Northern Territory, northwest WA
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