Marc Joel Atrero

With mobile phones a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives, it seemed that the only place where we could escape them was when flying as a passenger on commercial airliner. Not any more. After a 10 month trial, Qantas has decided to fit out its domestic Boeing 767-300s and Airbus A330-200s with equipment which will

Tiger Airways CEO Tony Davis has upped the ante in the domestic airline scene by announcing the acquisition of smaller Airbus A319s in a bid to target regional centres, and flagged the possibility of entering the Tasman in the future. Davis told the National Aviation Press Club on March 6 that Tiger would acquire at

Many of the most technically challenging and therefore risky elements of the RAAF’s Air 5376 Hornet Upgrade Program (HUG) are drawing towards successful conclusions. But questions as to the future of the major structural element of the program, the Phase 3. 2 centre barrel replacement (CBR), remain as comprehensive avionics, sensor, situational awareness, and combat

Commercial 787 to Face More Delays? Boeing May Not Deliver the First 787 Dreamliner Until July Next Year, According to Goldman Sachs Analyst Richard Safran. Citing Unnamed Sources at Boeing, Safran Said in a Report That the Company Has Underestimated the Amount of Work on the Program and That Production Problems Would Delay Turning Power

The long and the short of low cost airlines in Australia is detailed in this issue. Jetstar CEO Alan Joyce discusses his airline’s expansion plans in an interview from p32, while Tiger Airways boss Tony Davis’s recent speech to the National Aviation Press Club is detailed from p25. The two airlines, which are battling for

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AAD Bell 206B‑2 JetRanger II 2112 17/12/07 CHN Developments, PO Box 30 Wickham NSW 2293 ZK‑HBC JA9169 AAY DHC‑8‑315 Dash 8 549 4/1/08 Darren Broderick, 10 Lexington Heights Currambine WA 6028 HB‑JEK SU‑YAN (PK‑TVM) SU‑YAN C‑GDKL AGX Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S8041 31/1/08 Australian Air Safaris, PO Box