Marc Joel Atrero

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

Every pilot, private or commercial, needs a regular flight review to ensure that they are safe to continue to exercise the privileges of the licence they hold. With the recent release of Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP) 5. 81- 1(0) Flight Reviews, a lot of the mystery surrounding the flight review will now be answered.

10 Years Ago • At a news conference on April 29 the Kazakhstan Defence Ministry said that the Indian Air Force wished to purchase 40 MiG-21, MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighters from Kazakhstan which were inherited after the Soviet Union collapse in 1991. • The first Lockheed Martin Block 52 F-16C/D, 638, for the Republic of

Qld Maryborough V Hervey Bay One Wonders if in Fact Regional Express (Rex) Will Return to Its Short-lived Maryborough-brisbane Route, Currently Suspended Due to the Airline’s Pilot Shortage Until “at Least September”. Rex Has Done a Credible Job Resurrecting Some Very Run Down Air Services, Often by Negotiating Rock-bottom Airport Fees Until Agreed Passenger Loads

It was good to see that the terms of reference for the air combat capability review were laid down in late February and that a relatively rapid reportby date of April 30 was specified. The review will be held in two stages: the first looking at what “Australia’s air combat capability requirements will be in