Marc Joel Atrero

Air National Guard C-27J ops Earlier this year, a ministerial statement announced Australia’s decision to acquire ten Alenia C-27J Spartans to meet Air Force’s AIR 8000 Phase 2 Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) requirement. The C-27J is a substantial upgrade of Alenia’s G.222, and was was developed by Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems, a US company

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The 207-page Qantas/Emirates joint submission to the ACCC to support their ground breaking alliance makes for sobering reading. Qantas reveals in the submission just how uncompetitive it has become compared to other airlines with a salary bill double that of its new partner Dubai-based Emirates Airline. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

New Allocations Registration/type/serial Number/date/operator/previous Registrations ABJ Kavanagh B-350 B350-446 23/7/12 Proflex, 13 Lakeview Dr Carrara Qld 4211 CQK Kavanagh C-77 C77-451 3/8/12 Kavanagh Balloons Australia, PO Box 53 Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080 DBG Cessna 210N Centurion 21064466 16/8/12 Kenneth Martin, PO Box 439 Palmerston NT 0831 VH-SZO VH-OCM N9300Y EQP Bell 429 GlobalRanger 57069 14/8/12

As we reach a better understanding of the nuances of fatigue management in aviation it is critical that the regulatory environment reflects the flexibility essential to manage this critical human factor. Importantly, aviation managers need to be allowed to take a mature approach to fatigue management, rather than the previous approach of being forced to

“Captain, would you like the beef or the fish today?” That may be the question put to the pilot of an airline flight but unlikely to be asked of a GA pilot flying a charter, instructional flight or private flight. The lack of adequate food and drink when flying an aircraft can have a marked