Marc Joel Atrero

N7 – Westland Wessex HAS.31 The Navy announced on November 26 1959 that from 1963, the intended withdrawal date of the Gannets and Sea Venoms, only anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters would be operated. Late the following year, plans were made for the conversion of HMAS Melbourne into an anti-submarine carrier operating helicopters in anticipation of

Keeping an Airline Aloft – An Overview of Qantas Flight Planning and Despatch Procedures I am certain that most passengers, as they board their aircraft for that long awaited overseas holiday or business trip, do not give a thought to the question of flight planning, confident that Qantas (or whatever airline) will get them safely

Fokker 70 A recent demonstration tour of Australia by the Fokker 70 regional twinjet highlights the Dutch manufacturer’s strong desires to re-enter the Australasian market. It is eight years since Fokker, now owned by Daimler-Benz Aerospace, has sold an aircraft in Australia, but it is confident that the favourable reaction to its Fokker 70 will

Jim Thorn Interviews Warwick Parer Aviation in Australia has operated under the direction of an ALP Federal Government since 1983, which to many within the aviation industry has not always been considered a positive thing. The coming election could well usher in a change of government so to better evaluate the Opposition’s aviation policy Australian

Aermacchi Mb-339fd Raaf Lead-In Fighter – Part 2 Aermacchi’s contender for the RAAF’s Lead-in Fighter project is the MB-339FD, the latest and most advanced development of a family of jet trainers whose origins date back to the late 1950s. Aermacchi is well known in Australia for the 97 MB-326H, or Macchi, jet trainers delivered to

Pacific Transair Ready For Takeoff New domestic carrier Pacific Transair is set to launch itself into major competition with Ansett and Qantas, targeting peak hour services between Sydney and Melbourne. Two ex-Continental 737-200s have been acquired to operate the services configured in an all economy class 128 seat cabin. The airline is offering $99 one