Marc Joel Atrero

IOC for the C-17 The speed at which the C-17 was evaluated, ordered, delivered and cleared for operational service must be some sort of record for a peacetime military aircraft acquisition program. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

The Qantas Group has joined Virgin Blue in offering its passengers the ability to offset the carbon emissions of their flights through a carbon offset program dubbed ‘Fly Carbon Neutral’. Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon announced the scheme with federal environment minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra on September 18, with Qantas Group passengers able to pay

Commercial A350 Design Firms the Detail Design of Airbus’s A350 Twinjet is Gradually Firming as the Aircraft Closes in on Its October 2008 Design Freeze. Perhaps the Most Significant Change is a Switch From an Aluminium Sub-frame for the Fuselage to a Composite One, With Carbon-fibre Frames and Aluminium-lithium Alloy Cross-beams Supporting Composite Panels. Airbus

Regional Express, Australia’s second largest regional airline, put out the most extraordinary press release on October 9. “REX WARNS OF LOOMING CATASTROPHIC SHORTAGE OF PILOTS IN AUSTRALIA”, the release is titled. In the release Rex concedes that a shortage of qualified pilots is causing it to cancel flights, and details how over 20 per cent

The spectacular profits of Qantas and Virgin Blue for the 2006-07 year are certain to raise the ire of unions, who for the large part have conceded conditions and wages that have helped deliver the solid results. Already there are serious rumblings by engineers, flight attendants and pilots working for Qantas and National Jet Systems

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