Marc Joel Atrero

How do you get a buzz when you go to an airport? Go to a fly-in where everyone is having a fun time and the universal word is aviation. That was the case for me over the weekend of September 19/20 at Cowra, NSW, where the Sport Aircraft Association of Australia held its annual convention.

Wa & Qld Inc the Election of a Coalition Government State Government in Wa That Does Not Depend on Green Votes is Tipped to Open the Doors to Much Greater Minerals Exploitation. It Might Be No Accident That Two Queensland Interlopers, Alliance, a Past Master at Fly-in/fly-out (Fifo) Work, and Virgin Blue With Its New

The highly variable quality of planning and land-use zoning in Australia is setting up conflict that could otherwise be avoided for the benefit of all concerned. It doesn’t seem to matter whether your interest is aviation or agriculture – the parallels between the two sectors are striking and are compounded by a lack of state/national

The 9th RAAA Convention at Coolum, Queensland, was a stimulating mix of new ideas, fun, fellowship and a little controversy. Exhibitor numbers were up, delegate numbers steady at nearly 300 and operator numbers down slightly. With operators being hurt by record fuel prices it was predictable and understandable that some decided to stay at home

10 Years Ago • Although American Airlines will take delivery of 45 new Boeing aircraft next year (11 777-200IGWs, four 767‑300ERs, six 757-200s and 24 737-800s) it plans to take measures to slow growth. On November 6 it announced it will retire eight DC-10-10s and two additional 727-200s several years earlier than planned. During next

Nz Spitfire Sold to China the September 14 Auction of Spitfire Mk. Xvie Te330 at Nelson in New Zealand Set an All Time World High for Spitfires With a Sale Figure of Nz$2. 8m (a$2. 3m). The Aircraft Was Sold to North China Shipping Holdings Chairman Yan-ming Gao, Who Plans to Donate It to the