Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorFIFO findings
November 20, 2011 0 commentFederal parliament’s inquiry into social effects of FIFO and road DIDO- lifting almost as many- will tread a fine line. Public and union unrest grows in WA and now very strongly in Central Queensland, particularly Moranbah, centre of vast coal and gas developments. It might for balance also check Commonwealth detention centres, Curtin and Scherger,
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November 19, 2011 0 commentPassing Licence Tests Being trained for a licence is one thing but passing the test can be another. A CASA Summary of Flight Test Results for the year June 1 2010 to May 31 2011, has some interesting information in it for instructors and students alike. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Read moreYester Year
November 18, 2011 0 comment10 Years Ago Sabena announced its collapse on November 7 after it had tried to fend off bankruptcy. Closure of the airline will see the loss of 12,000 jobs in Belgium’s worst corporate failure. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,
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November 17, 2011 0 commentIf we don’t learn from history, we are bound to repeat it. On the aviation training front we are approaching crunch time again. Australia and many other countries will need to replenish their ageing aviation workforces soon. This is not just pilots and engineers but operations staff, load/route analysts, accountants, HR specialists and IT experts
Read moreThe five pillars
November 16, 2011 0 commentWhile researching material for a book project recently, this writer was reminded of the original reasons the RAAF thought it could cover the gap between the retirement of the F-111 and the arrival of the F-35 JSF when the F-111 retirement decision was taken back in 2004. In 2005, then Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL
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November 15, 2011 0 commentLongreach Catalina Arrives it was all smiles at the Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach, Queensland, on September 14 when the museum’s Catalina, VH-EAX, touched down there at the end of its extended ferry flight from Spain. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
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