Marc Joel Atrero

Fire Fighting In Australia To understand the posi-tion of the HAA, we must first look at our constitu-tion. The beginning of our constitution states that; “the object of the Helicopter Association, is to promote the Australasian helicopter industry with the view to ensuring that it is a safe, efficient and viable industry readily able to

Vb 170/190 Ramifications Qantas’s Withdrawal of Boeing 717s and Bae 146s From Eastern Australia Has Created a Full Service Capacity Gap on Thin Routes Between the 36/50 Seat Dash 8-100 and -200s and 140-150 Seat 737-400, Which is Only Filled by a Small Fleet of Seven 72-seat Dash 8-q400s. On Several Routes the Q400 is

As we begin a new year, it might be worthwhile reviewing for new readers who the RAAA is and what we represent. The RAAA is an association which represents the regional aviation industry in Australia, including regional airlines, charter and aerial work operators, and the businesses that support them. Our membership is comprised solely of

10 Years Ago • The first aircraft carrier landing by an F/A-18F Super Hornet took place during sea trials aboard USS John C Stennis on January 18 off North Carolina. The landing was made by the first two-seat F/A-18F, F1/165166. • Three Nimrod MR. 2s stored at RAF Kinloss since 1992 will be airfreighted by

That Defence needs the best possible capabilities to successfully defend Australia and its interests at home and abroad is unquestionable. That this is currently being delivered with the current and planned hardware is a little harder to quantify. Sure, acquisitions such as the recently arrived C-17 in its bog stock, off-the-shelf, and well-proven USAF configuration

Black Hawk Crashes Near Fiji an Australian Army S-70a Black Hawk With 10 Army Personnel Aboard Crashed While Attempting to Land on the Deck of Hmas Kanimbla in Waters South of the Fijian Island of Vatulele on November 29, Killing Two. Black Hawk A25-221, With Two Pilots, Two Loadmasters and Six Special Air Service (Sas)