Marc Joel Atrero

Ansett/Air NZ Deal Approved The New Zealand Commerce Commission has given its approval to Air New Zealand’s purchase of the 50% of Ansett Holdings owned by TNT. The deal now has to receive approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, although this is expected to be forthcoming. The NZ Commerce Commission originally rejected the

Goodbye Badgery’s? Once more Sydney seems to be headed towards the fate of the seemingly ageless game of ‘let’s find an airport site’. Transport Minister John Sharp has made it clear that while Badgery’s Creek remains the favoured option, the EIS currently ramping up for the much maligned future airport will probably see it hosting

Goodbye Badgery’s? Once more Sydney seems to be headed towards the fate of the seemingly ageless game of ‘let’s find an airport site’. Transport Minister John Sharp has made it clear that while Badgery’s Creek remains the favoured option, the EIS currently ramping up for the much maligned future airport will probably see it hosting

Loose Lips Sink Ships…. On one particular aircraft that was being operated by my organisation, there was a PA system installed, but never used. Occasionally, due to an electrical fault or something in that area, the pilot’s calls were broadcast through the aircraft, so all of the passengers could hear what was going on. Now

Register Review Thirty-three entries make up the New Allocations section this month with, unfortunately, almost one third of these being re-registrations. The remainder cover a wide range of types from three new Boeing jet airliners for Ansett to two locally built Kavanagh balloons and three more Gazelles from Skyfox’s Caloundra production facility. Both helicopters listed

Todd Chapman lives in NSW at West Pennant Hills. He is a licensed pilot and was taxying at Bankstown Airport for circuits off Runway 11R, when a big nervous voice announced on 119.9 MHz: Vh-Whp: “Bankstown Ground, this is Cessna Whiskey-Hotel-Papa taxying solo for circuits, received Echo!” This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation