Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorDeregulation – success or failure?
June 21, 2008 0 commentThe recent demise of Oasis Hong Kong, ATA, Skybus, Aloha Airlines, EOS Airlines and Frontier Airlines has led to the usual flurry of articles from the lay media asking the almost annual question, ‘was deregulation in the US a success?’. And without fail the analysis is done using the “fares have gone down and passengers
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June 20, 2008 0 commentNew Allocations Registration/type/serialnumber/date/owneroroperator/previousregistrations Aqf Cessna 152 15281355 8/4/08ian Aviation, Po Box 147 Archerfield 4108 N49843 Bjj Iai Heron‑1 Uav 169 7/4/08 Israel Aerospace Industries, Ben‑gurion Airport Israel Brk Kavanagh E‑300 Kb377 7/4/08 Reaton Court, Po Box 2757 Burleigh Qld 4220 Bsf Cessna 152 15281408 8/4/08ian Aviation, Po Box 147 Archerfield 4108 N49945 Byq Cessna 152
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June 19, 2008 0 commentThe New Whitsunday Regional Council is Seeing Red Over the Queensland Government’s Whitsunday International Airport Proposal. Long Stalled Laguna Quays Private International Airport Still Looks Favoured to Win Over Proserpine, a Move That Could See the Latter Closed. The Three Preferred Tenderers: Brisbane Airports Corporation (Bacl) Teamed With Laguna Quay’s Developer David Marriner; Queensland Airports;
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June 18, 2008 0 commentVery welcome but… another government review of aviation. Hopefully this one will bear more fruit than the several set up by the previous government. At least this one has been given decent status and policy structure and will lead to a white paper that will hopefully outline a sane pathway to better aviation policy. This
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June 17, 2008 0 commentLaser Danger Lasers are in the news and for all the wrong reasons. Across Australia there has been an epidemic of lasers being aimed at aircraft flying at night. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email
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June 16, 2008 0 comment10 Years Ago • Boeing said on June 4 testing had begun of 2. 4m high vertical blended winglets on a 737-800 with a view to their introduction on their new Boeing Business Jet. Tests will identify if the winglets reduce drag and produce a range-performance enhancement for the BBJ, which is derived from the
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