Marc Joel Atrero

It’s some years back now that then Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon famously drew a metaphorical line in the stand stating that, following the collapse of Ansett and the rise of Virgin Blue, Qantas would defend a 65 per cent share of the Australian domestic airline market. In the years since Qantas has been quite successful

Of all the mergers in the US since deregulation the proposed merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, is the one that competitors, around the globe should fear, but only if the Continental culture wins out. For nine consecutive years, Fortune magazine has ranked Continental as the top US airline on its “World’s Most Admired

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AGD PA‑28‑151 Warrior 28‑7515173 18/3/10 Blue Range Aviation, 306 Harpers Rd Barjarg Vic 3723 N3251R AKV PA‑22‑108 Colt 22‑9617 31/3/10 Graham Levitt, 53 Yanderra Gr Cherrybrook NSW 2126 VH‑AAC ZS‑AAK 3D‑AAK VQ‑ZJG ZS‑DRW N10F BZV SIAI Marchetti S211 010/02‑007 9/3/10 Royston Ferris, PO Box 502 Mona Vale NSW

Churchill Helps Aerial Application The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust awarded a 2009 fellowship to Mark McDonald, an aerial applicator from Atherton in Northern Queensland, and Mark and wife Kerry have recently completed their report on a fascinating eight week study tour of the United States. Importantly for the Australian industry, Mark and Kerry have brought

CTAFs are gone, NTAs are in. That was the word at a seminar held by CASA at Griffith, NSW, on April 23. And what are NTAs you may well ask. They are non-towered aerodromes, previously known as CTAF airports. The seminar was one of several held during the annual national fly-in of the Antique Aeroplane

Jetstar rolls out RNP Jetstar is in the process of rolling out Required Navigation Performance (RNP) technology on its A320 fleet in a bid to increase aircraft efficiency, safety and the reliability of its services, particularly at some of the more challenging airports in serves The technology, which relies upon GPS based technology to increase