Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorAll Change At The Top?
September 1, 2008 0 commentGenerational change is under way at the top of Qantas, which has put in place a leadership succession plan in a time of complex challenges in trying operational circumstances. Newly appointed CEO-designate Alan Joyce will take over the reins of Qantas in late November from the long serving, hugely successful Geoff Dixon. Joyce is a
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August 22, 2008 0 commentService Cuts Vs Big Aircraft Jetstar Has Announced It Will Quit Its Maroochydore- Adelaide, Brisbane-hobart and Sydney-proserpine Runs, With the Latter Raising a Whitsunday Storm. Each Route Has Been Flown Only Three Times a Week in a Relatively Large 177-seat A320 Which Has Proven to Be Too Big to Provide Optimum Frequency for Time-strapped Travellers.
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August 21, 2008 0 commentA New Face as the Incoming Ceo of the Raaa I Would Like to Thank My Predecessor, Terry Wesley-smith, for His Sterling Service and Sound Advice to the Regional Aviation Industry Over Many Years. Terry Was a Clear National Voice for the Raaa and Worked Very Hard on Behalf of All Members. While Terry Has
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August 20, 2008 0 commentMrh 90 Arrives by Raaf C-17 the Third of 46 Mrh 90s on Order for the Adf Was Delivered to Australia Aboard an Raaf C-17 Globemaster, Arriving Into Brisbane Airport on June 22. The Delivery Flight for A40-004 (Pictured Above) Was the First Time an Nh90 or Derivative of Had Been Carried in a C-17.
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August 19, 2008 0 commentThe restored Me 109 G-10 and the Me 262 replica are owned by the Messerschmitt Foundation based in Manching in Germany, and flew together at the ILA Airshow in Berlin in late May. Unfortunately the 109’s right landing gear leg gave way on landing, causing the WW2 fighter to ground loop. Pilot Walter Eichhorn climbed
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August 18, 2008 0 commentTurboprop Departures Julydecember 2007 From July to December 2007 10 Propjet Aircraft Departed Our Region, Which, Combined With the Eight That Departed in January-june ’07, Saw a Total of 18 Departures for the Year. In Comparison We Saw the Departure of 25 Propjets in 2005 and 17 in 2006. The 10 Departures Comprised One Atr
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