Marc Joel Atrero

Inquiry Finds GA Safe but Problems Persist The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure has published its long-awaited report on its inquiry into aviation safety in the commuter and general aviation sectors. In the wake of the Monarch crash the Minister for Transport, Laurie Brereton, instructed the committee, led by Peter

RAAF Lead-In Fighter – Part 3 McDonnell Douglas’ T-45 Goshawk is the only American contender for the lead-in fighter project, albeit one with obvious British roots. The T-45 is a navalised and carrier capable development of the British Aerospace Hawk 60 and is one of the rare instances where the US military has ordered a

Asian Aerospace Asian aerospace, both the industry and its namesake airshow are booming. Asia’s much-touted economic boom is not something that western aerospace companies have ignored, and this was reflected in the volume of the exhibitors and the size of their presence at Asian Aerospace, thus giving credibility to the organiser’s claim that the exhibition

Coalition Will Reopen Runway The Federal Opposition has promised to reopen Sydney Airport’s east-west runway if it comes to power after the federal election. Its policy on Sydney Airport covers several key points, among them: capping movements at the current 80 per hour maximum; reopening the east-west runway to spread the airport’s noise equitably but

People Brigadier Steve Gower AM (retd) is the new head of the Australian War Memorial. Robin Southwell has been appointed to the newly created position of Group Chief Executive, British Aerospace Australia Holdings. Ansett Australia has appointed David Irvine as its Chief Financial Officer. Also at Ansett, Terry Saxby is the airline’s new country manager

General Aviation Sesse Caa Inquiry Extended Transport Minister Laurie Brereton has extended the enquiry into the Civil Aviation’s handling of Seaview Air’s operations until March 1996. This is the second extension to the enquiry and according to Mr Brereton: “in view of the Government’s concerns at the length of the enquiry, this will be the