Marc Joel Atrero

Reports that impending decisions on the Caribou and C-130H replacement programs have been put back until after the recommendations from the new White Paper have been digested opens up some interesting possibilities in the world of airlift. This further 12 month delay means the poor old ‘Bous’ will not only have to keep soldiering on

…is pictured during its winch demonstration at the half time break of the ACT Brumbies versus Queensland Reds Super 14 rugby match on March 1 at Canberra Stadium. (below) Power ‘Medusa 01’ from the A109E Flight displays over Lake Burley Griffin on March 10 as part of the Canberra Day celebrations. Note the Power’s emergency

…Memorial’s machine. HARS’s machine is pictured here at its Albion Park home base during an open day/fly-in held there hosted by HARS on March 8. (Lance Higgerson) Catalina Import Needs Two Engines the Catalina Flying Memorial (Cfml) is Eager to Obtain Two Replacement Engines for Its Aircraft Vh-cat After November’s Aborted Ferry Flight From Europe.

Qantas Group News Qantas Placed A330-203 Vh-ebi Into Domestic Service on February 17 (Traffic/ April) and on February 19 It Operated Its First International Flight as Qf179 From Melbourne to Narita. Effective March 2 Qantas Substituted A330-200 Equipment in Lieu of a 747-438 on Three of Its Daily Qf25/26 Melbourne-auckland-los Angeles-auckland-melbourne Services, With A330-203 Vh-ebh

Flying high in Mooney’s M20TN We’re booming along at 25,000ft, galloping across WA at 275kt. Last week I was doing this in a Learjet. This week I’m in a Mooney Acclaim. Momentarily, I reflected that I hadn’t achieved this giddy altitude in an unpressurised aeroplane for a long time. Then, pondering a little longer, I

New tankers on track While the RAAF’s 33SQN presses ahead towards the June 30 cessation of 707 operations, work on the unit’s first Airbus A330 based KC-30 continues apace at EADS’s Getafe facility, just south of the Spanish capital of Madrid. After completing a series of proximity trials with EADS’s A310 testbed and Portuguese F-16