What’s in a brand?

July 1, 2011 0 comment

My family and I flew on a Qantas from Sydney to LA and back in May for a short holiday. Remarkably, both flights left on time, they weren’t cancelled due to the discovery of rats on the aircraft, we didn’t divert into Noumea on the way home, all our bags came out at both ends

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Giving Qantas the blues?

June 24, 2011 0 comment

When Sir Richard Branson took delivery of V Australia’s first 777-300ER in February 2009 he was upbeat about the airline’s future and dismissed naysayers who warned of starting an airline in difficult times. “We have one the world’s strongest brands. Sure if you launch when the economy is booming you’re going to get to profit

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Register Update

June 23, 2011 0 comment

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AQF Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger 8128 7/4/11 Cipher Transport and Aviation Services, PO Box 857 Caboolture Qld 4510 3C‑JB (Austrian Air Force) BSF Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger 8239 7/4/11 Cipher Transport and Aviation Services, PO Box 857 Caboolture Qld 4510 3C‑JM (Austrian Air Force) BYQ Agusta Bell 206A

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Yester Year

June 22, 2011 0 comment

10 Years Ago • One of the measures included in the US Department of Defense budget presented to Congress on June 27 is a reduction in the number of operational B-1Bs from 93 to 60. The saving of US$165 million during FY02 would then be applied to upgrading the remaining B-1Bs. This content is available

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Great expectations?

June 21, 2011 0 comment

All submissions to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Airport Regulation have now been lodged, and it is clear that the aviation industry is a house divided as to its perception of how airports treat operators and non-airside businesses. It is also clear that the smaller the aviation business, the less countervailing power it has when

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The low level bible

June 21, 2011 0 comment

The Aerial Application Pilots Manual is the core reference for new application pilots, but it also contains information relevant to anyone proposing to undertake legal, low level operations. Any pilot with a legitimate reason to be in the low-level environment should have a copy as part of their professional library, and the manual should be

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