Marc Joel Atrero

The need to avoid inappropriate development Those embedded in the aviation industry will agree that airports are critical elements of our national infrastructure. What is more, the available land that could be used in future for airport sites is dwindling fast. The planning around airport land use is primarily the responsibility of local governments under

MRH 90 in Philippines on first embarked deployment An MRH 90 embarked on HMAS Tobruk is helping with disaster relief assistance in the Philippines as part of the ADF’s Operation Philippines Assist. The Tobruk arrived in Ormoc on the morning of November 26 carrying a Recovery Support Force, LCM8 landing craft and Navy 808SQN MRH

A Hawker Hurricane to Australia! The big news this month is that a Hawker Hurricane is coming to Australia from Canada. The aircraft, a Mk 12, is a Canadian-built machine. It was taken on charge by the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942. Post-war it went to an aviation museum in Ontario. Later the machine

Proposals make a mockery of a proven safety asset Delegates at the RAAA’s annual Convention on the Sunshine Coast in October were no doubt surprised to hear John McCormick say CASA may use safety report information to take away licences of individuals making the reports. It was also suggested CASA’s approach to use of safety

Part 61 moves to September 2014 The secret was out around four days before CASA made the formal announcement. The planned December 4 implementation of the new Regs Part 61, 141 and 142 was to be put off until September 1 2014. The change of date was not unexpected as there were so many questions

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of a 737‑800 to Qantas and two A320s to Jetstar. Departing were two Qantas 767‑300s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep