Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorReece
September 26, 1995 0 commentDown But Not Out That thorn in the side of the major airlines, Bryan Grey, is back in town and about to make life hell for Qantas again. Grey’s proposal to launch Aussie Air, an eight jet widebody airline, may or may not get airborne, though in the meantime he has created a situation where
Read moreIssue 110: September 1995
September 26, 1995 0 commentDown But Not Out That thorn in the side of the major airlines, Bryan Grey, is back in town and about to make life hell for Qantas again. Grey’s proposal to launch Aussie Air, an eight jet widebody airline, may or may not get airborne, though in the meantime he has created a situation where
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August 25, 1995 0 commentIt’s a Dog’s Life! I recently enjoyed reading Tumult in the Clouds, a novel by WW2 fighter ace James Goodson. Goodson, with 32 kills to his name, flew with the original Eagle Squadron in 1940 before transferring to the US Fourth Fighter Group. His book is an excellent account of a fighter pilot’s life of
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August 25, 1995 0 commentSome Tower And Radar Updates For Both Tamworthand Darwin Some Tower and Radar updates for both Tamworthand Darwin. Tamworth, if all goes well, is to receive a new control tower for its airport. The Civil Aviation Authority has made submissions to Tamworth City Council to have building plans approved for the new tower which would
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August 25, 1995 0 commentGps On Track For Armidale Local Differential Global Positioning System (LDGPS) precision approaches will soon be possible at Armidale Regional Airport. The owners and operators of the airport, Dumaresq Shire Council, realise the value of their airport to the growth and development of the region. The council has been gradually upgrading the navigation aids over
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August 25, 1995 0 commentSikorsky Launches S-92 Sikorsky has formed a consortium of risk sharing partners to spread around development of its new S-92 medium lift helicopter, which was officially launched at the Paris airshow in June. The S-92 was first unveiled in 1992, but a launch was put on hold pending a recovery in the world helicopter market.
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