Marc Joel Atrero

A Long Walk to the Aisle Three years ago in this column we wrote about the many benefits that would ensue from a partial merging of Ansett Australia and Air New Zealand. The courtship of these two eager suitors has been tortuous in every sense of the word and is something that has now taken

Register Review Thirty four aircraft are listed in the New Allocation section this month. This represents a small increase in the number of aircraft registered in Australia and brings the total to 10,679 including gliders. Of the helicopters, HXD and NLL are brand new Robinson R22 Betas while HLY is a second hand example imported

Oops! October 1965, “Confrontation” is still in full swing in Borneo, and the Beverleys of 34 Squadron RAF were doing invaluable service with daily air drops of food and fuel to forward drop zones (DZs). The mighty Bevs also undertook the occasional air-land task. On the 29th, XH116 left Labuan for Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu)

Were You One of the Lucky Aviation Monitors Who Caught the Beautiful Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation VH-EAG “Southern Preservation” Either on HF or VHF Enroute to Our Shores? After leaving the United States mainland, the aircraft flew to Honolulu, thence Pago Pago, Nadi and Sydney. They were due to stay in Pago for a day

Out With The Old… Tamworth, in the middle of the New England region of NSW, is also in the middle of a row over the proposed airspace organisation. A new control tower is being built at Tamworth airport and the surrounding controlled airspace has been enlarged – but why? This content is available exclusively to

Eurocopter Out of Anzac Project Eurocopter has announced its withdrawal from the RAN’s project to procure a naval helicopter for the ANZAC frigates and Offshore Patrol Combatants. Eurocopter said it made the decision after “an extensive survey of the technical specification”. Eurocopter’s preparations to bid for the project are understood to have been badly damaged