Marc Joel Atrero

The excise on aviation fuel for domestic use – both jet A-1/avtur and avgas – will increase under the federal government’s long awaited carbon tax plan, with the increases set to cost the industry $930 million over four years. According to the government’s new www. cleanenergyfuture. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Commercial Boeing to boost 737 production rate from 2014 Boeing has announced that it will increase its 737 production rate to 42 aircraft per month by the first half of 2014. Currently building 737s at the rate of 31.5 per month, Boeing intends to reach 35 per month by early 2012, 38 a month in

“So are you going to be the CEO that turns Qantas into a domestic-only airline?” ABC TV Inside Business host Alan Kohler’s question of Qantas CEO Alan Joyce in a recent interview sums up the sentiment towards the airline after Joyce spoke to the National Press Club in June where he announced that significant reforms

Know thy enemy Once again a number of airlines had chosen the IATA AGM Chief Executive forum to hit out at the success of Middle-East airlines and accuse them of unfair advantage because of various levels of government support. Certainly they do enjoy government support but in the case of Emirates at least this is

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AMQ Beech B200C Super King Air BL‑166 2/5/11 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, PO Box 463 Broken Hill NSW 2880 N80666 AMR Beech B200C Super King Air BL‑167 19/5/11 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, PO Box 463 Broken Hill NSW 2880 N80467 BBR Robinson R44 Raven

Part of the magic of winter flying is that like the four seasons the weather changes and with those changes comes the knowledge that a pilot has to do things differently in order to fly safely. With the onset of winter a pilot typically thinks of lower cloud, rain, wind, storms, fog, earlier last light