Marc Joel Atrero

Trans Tasman Talks Resume After a 20 month break, talks on the subject of the formation of a single trans Tasman aviation market will resume this month and are due to be completed by November this year. The move follows the previous government’s decision to renege on its offer of Australian domestic rights to Air

Bottom Line Alison Williams has taken up the new Ansett position of Director, Strategy and Planning. Kiwi International Airlines’ new managers for Victoria and WA respectively are Dean Cleaver and Rick Shepard. Qantas has appointed John Kerr (DoT’s former Assistant Secretary, International Relations Branch, Aviation Policy Division) as its General Manager International Relations. Singapore Airlines

General Aviation Gv Testing Well Underway Flight testing of the Gulfstream V long-range corporate jet is continuing with about 300 hours logged in well over 100 flights. Although the aircraft is proceeding satisfactorily with targets being exceeded, there have been a couple of problems to overcome. One has been the tendency for the first aircraft

Surveillance Projects Combined The ADF has decided to combine its two primary surveillance requirements into a single project. Known as Joint Project (JP) 129, the project combines the ADF’s broad area aerial surveillance and unmanned air vehicle (UAV) requirements and will result in the acquisition of either a combination of manned surveillance aircraft supporting a

Trent 180 Minute Etops The 72,000lb (322.5kN) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 700 has been granted 180 minute ETOPS (extended range twin operations) approval on the Airbus A330. Approval results from a successful program which demonstrated a high level of in-service reliability under ETOPS rules as well as development endurance testing designed to simulate arduous airline operation,

Commercial Sees New 777 Variant? Boeing is expected to announce the development of a new ultra-long-range version of its 777 widebody twin this September, possibly at the Farnborough Air Show. The company has been examining various options for a longer range 777, the 777-100X “shrink” with 250 seats, a shorter fuselage and 8,500 nm (15,745