Marc Joel Atrero

Military Singapore Looks at Tankers The Republic of Singapore Air Force is considering its options on the purchase of boom equipped tanker aircraft, the leading one being the purchase of four surplus Boeing KC-135s from the USAF. An RSAF team recently visited the USA to evaluate the aircraft and inspect airframes stored at Davis Monthan

Death of a Legend Fokker, the longest surviving aircraft manufacturer, is dead. How and why it is dead is an incredible story considering the company enjoyed one of its best sales years ever in 1995. It is difficult to comprehend why Fokker should die, complete with a very healthy order book, when so many other

Fokker Bankrupt Attempts to find a buyer for Fokker following major shareholder DASA’s decision to withdraw financial support in January have failed, leaving the Dutch manufacturer bankrupt. Production has ceased, leaving thousands out of work and customers with aircraft on order with problems. A full report on this very sad situation appears on page 21

Qantas Wins India Rights: The International Air Services Commission has allocated Australian carrier traffic rights to India to Qantas over proposed new start Australian Connection Airlines. The IASC stated that the air services agreement between Australia and India allows only for single designation status, meaning that only one applicant could be allocated capacity on the

Death of a Legend Fokker, the longest surviving aircraft manufacturer, is dead. How and why it is dead is an incredible story considering the company enjoyed one of its best sales years ever in 1995. It is difficult to comprehend why Fokker should die, complete with a very healthy order book, when so many other

Excellent Avalon Airshows Downunder Avalon 95 was a significant success in more ways than one. If you were a spectator then it had plenty to offer with mostly reasonable weather albeit on the windy side during the trade days, and a number of interesting visitors to make the show something totally different by traditional Australian