Marc Joel Atrero

The August groundings of six Cessna 441 Conquest IIs due to an airframe limit warning could be a major blow for one of the workhorses of Australia’s general aviation fleet if a solution to fatigue cracking problems cannot be found soon. Until the grounding of the aircraft last year, the Conquests were regarded as a

VB and Qantas release half year results The contrast between Virgin Blue and Qantas airlines was no more evident than during the third week in February when both released their half yearly profit results. Virgin Blue, which had its announcement on February 19, showed a decline in net profit, down eight per cent to $180

Commercial Bombardier to Seek Cseries Orders Bombardier Has Received ‘approval to Offer’ the Cseries 110-140 Seater Jet From Its Board After a Strong Showing at the Singapore Airshow. The Approval Now Means That Bombardier Can Begin to Market the Aircraft to Prospective Customers and Gather Orders Ahead of a Formal Launch Later This Year. The

Every Political Cynic Knows Politicians Don’t Commission an Inquiry Without Knowing What It’s Findings Will Be. It’s the Nature of the Beast That Politicians Don’t Like Surprises, and They Certainly Don’t Want to Be Surprised by Findings of a Review They’ve Commissioned. So It’s in This Light That Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon’s Air Combat Capability

According to the Grant Samuel report in the Airline Partners Australia (APA) 221 page Target Statement for the ill-fated $11. 1 billion private equity buyout of Qantas, the airline would have required a following wind to succeed. As history has shown, the US sub-prime loan driven debt crisis and subsequent world financial market turmoil begs

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIALNUMBER/DATE/OWNEROROPERATOR/PREVIOUSREGISTRATIONS AOB RobinsonR22BetaII421012/11/07HelicopterFlightCentre(Australasia), POBox 1100 Airlie Beach Qld 4802 AYB Liberty XL2 0077 3/12/07 Anthony Dever, 205 William St Melbourne Vic 3000 N598XL BVR KavanaghD-90KB37328/11/07RowlandHughes, POBox1840Mildura Vic3502 BXE KavanaghD-90KB37428/11/07RowlandHughes, POBox1840Mildura Vic3502 CFI Cessna172SSkyhawkSP172S1059621/11/07GeneralFlyingServices, POBox40 Southland Centre Vic 3192 N10225 CPZ Cirrus SR22 0628 21/11/07 Paul Smith, 8 Akenside Rd London UK N6184B DLN