Marc Joel Atrero

Qantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas and an A320 to Jetstar Asia, While Departing Was a Qantas 767-300er and a Qantas/jetconnect 737-400. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username

Tecnam P2002 The range of two-seat light sport aircraft appearing on the market is growing at a tremendous rate. Throughout this growth the Italian manufacturer Tecnam has continued to put forward a number of models that can comply with both the RA-Aus and fully certified VH realms. Its sporty low wing variant, the P2002 Sierra

This has been another solid 12 months for bizjet deliveries to operators in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. In the period under review 24 aircraft were delivered while 10 were either sold overseas or were removed from the register, and as a result bizjet fleet numbers increased from 178 to 192.

Business aviation flying on track Having weathered the global financial crisis better than in other countries, Australia’s business aviation sector continues to perform relatively well given its modest base. “From where I sit, our sector in Australia is holding up very well because the Australian economy is holding up very well,” Australian Business Aviation Association

4SQn & supporting integrated air combat effects The pair of 77SQn F/A-18As in loose formation are almost lost against the pewter clouds that hang low over the live training area of the Singleton Army base. Th eir mission today is to fi nd and destroy a simulated tank, lurking among the wooded hills of this

When this author was asked on Channel 10’s The Project if Qantas CEO Alan Joyce was a mad professor or a genius, I replied genius with a question mark, after some light hearted banter related to having more choices. But there is in fact nothing light hearted about the high stakes poker being played out