Marc Joel Atrero

F-117 Offered for Jast Lockheed has offered a navalised deep strike variant of its F-117 stealth fighter for the USAF/USN/USMC Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) programme. Under the designation NF-117X, the new variant features afterburning GE F414 engines and an air-to-air radar. If built, the aircraft would be capable of carrying up to 4500kg (10,000lb)

Avro Aircraft Maintenance British Aerospace’s regional jet company, Avro, has established an aircraft maintenance and refurbishment business within its flight test department at Woodford, Manchester. Called Avrotec, the new company has won its first contract: to carry out eight-year structural inspections, repainting, cabin refurbishment, and other modifications on two Air China BAe 146-100s. Avrotec plans

777 Variants Mooted Boeing is looking at launching both longer and shorter fuselage versions of its 777 large capacity widebody twin, with launch of the former thought to be imminent as these words are written. Cathay Pacific is regarded as being a possible launch customer for the stretched 777 which would carry about 60 passengers

CAA “Lied Over Seaview” A Civil Aviation Authority memo leaked to a Sydney newspaper has revealed that the Authority misled the Minister for Transport, Laurie Brereton, over aspects of the Seaview Air Turbo Commander which crashed on a flight between Williamtown and Lord Howe Island last October. The memo, made public by The Sydney Morning

Qantas at the Crossroads After a decade of often heated debate the moment of truth has finally arrived for both Qantas and the Federal Government. During the life of this issue the airline will at last go to the market, its real value to be confirmed and unfortunately almost half of it to disappear to

Yet Another Blow For GA! It seems that barely a month is allowed to pass without some new blow to Australia’s General Aviation industry being delivered from our Federal Government. The latest arrow aimed squarely at GA involves the ill-thought-out grab for gold via selling off our nation’s airports. Winners are grinners and who wants