Marc Joel Atrero

I’m not sure if the aviation industry is more or less afflicted with the problem of labour relations than other industries, but it is certainly a constant theme. Throughout this issue there are stories that relate to problematic relations between aviation companies and their workforces. From p34 we interview Airservices CEO Greg Russell, and talk

Over the top Down Under The sounds of large military jet formation teams has been missing from our shores for too long, so it was both a thrill and relief for Australian air show enthusiasts to see the USAF Thunderbirds in action over The Strand in Townsville in late September after an absence of 17

It is hard to say where the information link is breaking down but it seems extraordinary that everyone else appears to know about problems at Boeing before corporate Boeing itself. In June this year, when the latest 787 delay was announced Lufthansa CFO Stephan Gemkow was quoted as saying: “I’m sure again the delay of

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AJY Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 19807 12/8/09 Peter Smythe, PO Box 49 Greenwith SA 5125 A29-99 ET620 41-35974 BQF Beech 95 B55 Baron TC 2228 4/9/09 Christopher Mahoney, 8 Kanangra Cove Port Macquarie NSW 2444 N6051D BVW Diamond DA42 Twin Star 42AC151 4/9/09 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra

At a recent firefighting conference, AAAA raised the issue of non-aviation qualified personnel – mostly government agencies – seeking to mandate certain operational aspects of aviation that clearly compromise safety. The best example is a government tender that requires operators to fit and monitor five radios as well as a mobile phone while on duty

FIFO riches The Barrow Island LNG project has dominated the headlines, but two on the other side of the country bear a look. Gladstone’s proposed LNG hub is estimated to generate up to 18,000 jobs. Similarly, the coal and seam gas rich Galilee Basin in central Queensland just west of the Bowen Basin near Alpha