Marc Joel Atrero

Qantas turns up the heat with online petition Overload says: Just so I understand this clearly: Qantas wants to stop its only competitor, and a much smaller one at that, from getting access to the funds they require to compete against their much larger competitor. Big Red says: I don’t recall the last time Qantas

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10 years ago Qantas announced on December 1 that its new domestic low-cost airline will be called Jetstar, equipped with 23 Airbus A320s in a 177- seat layout. Initial services will be begin in May 2004 using 14 Boeing 717s currently operated by Impulse under the QantasLink brand, to be progressively replaced by the A320s

Two new types and one new model of an existing type are listed in the New Allocations section this issue with by far the most interesting Colin Fearnside’s Bleriot XI replica XIK. The Bleriot XI was a development of the Bleriot VIII. Designed by well-known Frenchman Raymond Saulnier the Bleriot XI was a single-engine, high-wing

What the new regulations mean Part 61: the change continues In the last issue of Right Hand Seat we made comment about the instructor having to come up with a form to advise CASA a successful flight review had taken place. Even as this magazine was going to press CASA released a number of forms

Temora warbirds airshow Some 12,000 spectators can attest to the success of the Temora Aviation Museum’s biennial Warbirds Downunder Airshow on November 2, which included a memorable flypast of a Mustang and RAAF Hornet with the museum’s two Spitfires, its Sabre and its Meteor. The flying display ranged from that historic formation flight to RAAF