Marc Joel Atrero

The centre is typically open to the public every third Sunday of the month. (On the subject of F-111s – a correction to this caption last issue – eagle-eyed readers of course spotted that the F-111 on display at Point Cook was an F-111C model, and not a G model as described. Apologies – Ed.)

Bell 505 to star at Rotortech A full-scale mockup of the newlylaunched Bell 505 Jet Ranger X will be a star exhibit at May’s Rotortech 2014 conference and trade show, organisers have announced. Bell launched the 505 at the Heli-Expo convention at Anaheim in California in February, and a mockup of the new light single

Night VFR considerations As we took off away from the lights of the town the night sky was just black. With the downwind turn the lights of the town came into view and gave some reassurance of our location and a horizon. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Economic directions statement a new approach for airport development Although little reported and dismissed by some sceptics, the ‘Economic Directions Statement Queensland Airports 2013-2023’ released last November offers a comprehensive new approach to the convoluted airport development/preservation problem at a national level. It parallels Queensland’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund, and the Australian Airports Association’s recent

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the departure of another Qantas 747‑400. 747-438 VH-OJC was withdrawn from service in Los Angeles on March 11 after operating QF107 from Sydney. On March 12 it was ferried from Los Angeles to Victorville as QF6024 where it was placed in storage. This content is available exclusively

ACCC monitoring report looks back to look forward The scale and timeliness of investment in airport infrastructure has been put in the spotlight following the latest ACCC airport monitoring report for 2012‑13. The ACCC is charged with monitoring prices, costs and profits and quality of aeronautical services and car parking at Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and