Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorWhite Paper’s Sydney failings
April 23, 2010 0 commentThe lengthy white paper fails on two critical ticking time bombs – selecting the second Sydney airport site, and the 80 movements per hour cap at Kingsford Smith Airport. Both will combine to severely limit growth to the point of constricting passenger uplift, as has been long pointed out by airlines and tourism organisations. Given
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April 22, 2010 0 commentListen to industry – it makes sense It appears that the risks of ignoring industry warnings and experience have now been writ large by the debacle of the home insulation program – to Ministers, bureaucrats and perhaps even political staffers alike. When industry warnings – which were plainly put and fairly obvious to most –
Read moreYester Year
April 21, 2010 0 comment10 Years Ago • BAE Systems announced on April 3 the first official launch order for the RJX program, with Druk Air-Royal Bhutan Airlines ordering two Avro RJX-85s. They will enter service in November 2001 and January 2002. • Lockheed Martin delivered the 4000th F-16 Fighting Falcon, 0103, at Fort Worth, Texas, on April 28.
Read moreInstructor duty of care
April 20, 2010 0 commentWhen the flight school closes for the day has the instructor really gone off duty? That question was put to the test in a well publicised case in New Zealand in 2008. What took place there and the message that it sent out is applicable to any flight school in the world. This content is
Read morePreparing for the best
April 19, 2010 0 commentRegional aviation is often the litmus test for the Australian aviation industry. There are the first signs of sustainable recovery in the sector with job ads up and operators beginning to cast their net wider for quality pilots and engineers. Operators are seriously considering bringing in qualified pilots from overseas to make up for the
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April 18, 2010 0 commentIt’s Mh-60r V Nfh90 for Air 9000 Phase 8 Competition Defence Will Run a Competitive Tender Process to Select the Air 9000 Phase 8 Naval Combat Helicopter Replacement for the Ran’s 16 S-70b-2 Seahawks and the 11 Cancelled Sh-2g(a) Seasprites, Defence Minister Senator John Faulkner Has Announced. Contrary to Earlier Reports and Defence Sources Saying
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