Marc Joel Atrero

Defence Minister Stephen Smith has announced the RAAF will buy a sixth Boeing C-17A transport. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the delivery of the RAAF’s fifth aircraft to the fleet – A41-210 – at RAAF Base Amberley on September 23, Minister Smith said a formal Letter of Request had been submitted to the US

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It was just one small purchasing decision among tens of thousands travellers would have been making that day, but I had to fly up to Sydney for a brief but time sensitive appointment in early October, and despite, for now at least, Qantas having the better frequency of service, and, historically at least, a better

It is testimony to the Boeing 737’s designers and the foresight of its then chairman Bill Allan that the aircraft that was almost cancelled has become the most successful of the jet age. It is hard to imagine today that the 737’s early life was far from dominating. This content is available exclusively to Australian

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AGN Harmon Rocket II 219 24/8/11 Findelta, 38/195 Prospect Hwy Seven Hills 2147 N999RM AUM GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑11‑166 27/7/11 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 BRB Agusta A109E Power 11684 29/8/11 Burbank Air Services, PO Box 177 Altona Vic 3018 VH‑LWJ VH‑ATH CUX Stolp

Increasing Australia’s productivity and competitiveness seem to be agreed goals by both sides of politics. Aviation does not live in isolation and must be central to this debate. While the nation is well placed to sell minerals and energy resources to the world, particularly Asia, our manufacturing sector seems to be stuck in the slow