Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorKeep the faith
June 3, 2011 0 commentVenlet asks partners for confidence in JSF International and US JSF program office principals met recently at Fort Worth for their annual ‘CEO’s conference’ to be updated on the program’s progress by Lockheed Martin and JSF Program Office (JPO) officials. Australia’s delegation was led by the head of the New Air Combat Capability office AVM
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June 2, 2011 0 commentCommercial Boeing confident of 787 delivery targets for 2011 Boeing says it is on track to deliver the first customer 787 Dreamliner by September and at least a dozen by the end of the year. Boeing president and CEO Jim McNerney confirmed the 787 deliveries were on track despite Boeing having to replace improperly coated
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June 1, 2011 0 commentWith the launch of Virgin Australia, almost all the elements of John Borghetti’s game change strategy for what until May 4 was known as Virgin Blue are in place. And as if to emphasise that point, just days after the Virgin Australia launch, the US Department of Transportation announced its approval of the airline’s planned
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May 26, 2011 0 commentHow did it ever get to this? There is absolutely no doubt that Qantas is headed the way for Ansett and may not reach its 100th year and that would be a tragedy for all Australians. And who is to blame? This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
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May 25, 2011 0 commentNew Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AQI Yakovlev Yak‑52 844714 21/3/11 Derek Townsend, 13 Barellan Ave Buddina Qld 4575 N452T DOSAAF-119 (Red) AZV Cessna 150L 15072086 3/3/11 Peter Rosendale, 2 Third Ave Marcoola Qld 4564 N92JT N6586G CDU Guimbal Cabri G2 1018 17/3/11 Helicopter Transport and Training, PO Box 227 Georges Hall NSW 2198
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May 24, 2011 0 commentThe public debate preceding the decision to establish a no-fly zone over Libya to protect much of its population from the armed forces of the dictator Muammar Gaddafi was largely ill-informed. Many participants offered little more than the usual assertions: that no-fly zones don’t work, cost too much, and cause excessive casualties on both sides.
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