Marc Joel Atrero

Urgency grows for political support for regional aviation The federal election is set for 14 September and the government says the early announcement frees it up to govern rather than be in constant election mode. In their dreams. This will be an unprecedented election campaign fed by a media that rates political drama way above

NSW emergency helicopter reform NSW emergency helicopter reform As the NSW government looks to contain spending on helicopter rescue services in a program that includes a reduction in the number of aircraft from 15 to 12, the state’s Health Minister Jillian Skinner has come under fire for a proposed ‘mega base’ for emergency helicopter services

Finding a balance in cost, efficiency and protection Over the years the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) has seen a continuing expansion of its mandate. Not only has the number of threats changed, but also the types of threats. Included in a long line of federal budget cuts was $34 million over four

Sandora Aviation Closed Sandora Aviation, the historic aircraft rebuild and maintenance organisation based at Caboolture, Queensland, closed its doors in November. It is understood its engineers retired and there was no one immediately available to replace them. Over the years Sandora had been involved in the rebuild and restoration of a number of historic aircraft

The sounds of silence Did you hear centre calling you? How many times have instructors asked that of a flight student? And all because there was excess chatter in the cockpit. Sometimes the sounds of silence, otherwise known as the sterile cockpit, can be a good thing. People like to converse and none more so

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of an A320-200 to Jetstar Asia, an A320-200 to Jetstar Pacific and a Dash 8-400NG to QantasLink, while departing was a 767-300ER of Qantas, two 737-400s of Jetstar Pacific and an A320-200 of Jetstar Asia. Qantas withdrew 767-336ER VH-ZXB from service on December 1 after