Marc Joel Atrero
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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
Read moreIssue 277: Big Bird
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
Read moreInstructor intel
November 18, 2010 0 commentOperational information does not always come from CASA or Air Services. The following are a few intel items of interest to instructors and others. Flight Review changes This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot
Read moreRotor Torque
November 17, 2010 0 commentEurocopter Unveils X3 Helicopter Hybrid Eurocopter commenced flight tests of its X3 (pronounced, ‘X-cubed’) hybrid helicopter demonstrator on September 6 at the Istres test facility in southern France. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password
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November 16, 2010 0 commentQantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A320-200 to Jetstar. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this device. If you check this
Read moreThe case for Tiger
November 15, 2010 0 commentThe recent escalation of fighting in Afghanistan and corresponding rise in the number of Australian and allied casualties has again raised the spectre of whether our forces are appropriately equipped for the type of war they are fighting there. Despite anonymous letters from the front line and from units about to deploy calling for heavier
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