Marc Joel Atrero

Qantas Says No NZ Domestic Plans Qantas has told the New Zealand Commerce Commission’s hearing into Air New Zealand’s planned acquisition of a 50% stake in Ansett Australia that it is unlikely to enter the NZ domestic airline market. Qantas says that the start-up costs of a New Zealand domestic operation would be too high

Regional Airline News Air Kangaroo Island returned the Shorts 330 VH-HUS to Chartair in Alice Springs on March 1 on termination of its lease. Cape York Air took delivery of Cessna 208 Caravan N977A at its Cairns base on February 27 after the aircraft ferried in from Darwin. Eastern Australia Airlines took delivery of its

South African Harvards Up for Tender For pilots and potential owners of the North American T-6 Harvard, the 1996 disposal of some 90 of these rugged trainers by the South African Air Force (SAAF) will see a welcome injection of the type into the ranks of the warbird world, particularly in the USA. It is

Can the User Afford the Cost? User pays? Of course — why not? But who is the user? Is the user always the beneficiary? What happens when the user cannot afford to pay? Is closing down the service always a viable option? Ever since Henry Bosch recommended cost recovery of the services provided for aviation

Piper Seneca IV Piper is back in business, out of bankruptcy and producing aeroplanes again. One of the most important models to be rejuvenated is the six-seat Seneca. This, general aviation’s most popular light twin for many years, will be reincarnated with a few, mainly superficial, improvements as the Seneca IV. The company calls this

Jindivik Replacement System Choice Soon Announcement of the preferred Australian Prime Contractor for the Australian Defence Force’s Aerial Targets System (AATS), also known as Joint Project 7, is expected soon, and will be followed by contract negotiations. JP7 seeks the acquisition of an aerial targets system for ongoing ADF missile practice firings. This content is