Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorA remarkable story
November 23, 2010 0 commentThe airline business is all about passion and going the extra mile, not profit because industry wide there isn’t any money to be made worth banking on. It was passion that drove Paul “Ginty” McGuinness, an adventurous and skillful pilot, and his observer/gunner, Wilmot Hudson Fysh and their friend, and pilot Wilfred Arthur Baird to
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November 22, 2010 0 commentNew Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ALP Neico Lancair Legacy L2K‑142 12/8/10 Minnen Holdings, PO Box 426 Geraldton WA 6530 N995CB ASY PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7916308 27/8/10 Blue Range Aviation, 306 Harpers Rd Barjarg Vic 3723 N2087U BKS SIAI Marchetti S211 004/02‑001 30/8/10 Royston Ferris, PO Box 483 Narrabeen NSW 2101 380 (Republic of
Read moreBig season prompts safety reminders
November 21, 2010 0 commentA perfect storm of wet paddocks, big crops, high pest loads and pilot and aircraft shortages has led to considerable pressure on pilots and operators across the eastern states. This is a great time for budding ag pilots to get involved with the industry and hopefully the seasonal turnaround will last long enough for many
Read moreAn honest look at small aerodromes
November 20, 2010 0 commentWith the balance of power in the new federal parliament held by the three rural independents, a rare chance exists to sort out the nation’s many struggling aerodromes, of which many are within their electorates. Given major promises made by both sides to regional and remote areas, the Regional Aviation Association of Australia, the Aircraft
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November 19, 2010 0 commentAt the recent RAAA Convention at Coolum, numerous operators commented on some customer expectations that low cost carrier (LCC) ticket structures should be available on regional routes. While some main trunk and tourist route carriers may support a LCC model, this cannot be applied to the majority of regional and remote routes. This content is
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November 19, 2010 0 commentQantas at 90 For all of Qantas’s 90 year history, the airline industry has been a fickle one. The Qantas of today would be completely unrecognisable to Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness as the company they started in outback Queensland in November 1920, but one thing they have shared with Qantas’s current management under the
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