Marc Joel Atrero

Caa Facing More Problems The Caa’s worries over the Seaview Air accident are large enough, but more revelations about forged paperwork associated with imported second-hand aircraft have only added to the Authority’s problems. Further, the Mig-15 jet fighters flown by civilian warbirds operators have been grounded following the discovery — according to newspaper reports —

Beyond Belief! Readers who enjoy that wonderful television series Yes Minister would have been inspired by the orchestrated charade of appeasement to every self-interest group within the Alp in the weeks leading up to that party’s annual conference in Hobart. From our perspective as aviation persons our primary interest as one such self-interest group was

Beyond Belief! Readers who enjoy that wonderful television series Yes Minister would have been inspired by the orchestrated charade of appeasement to every self-interest group within the Alp in the weeks leading up to that party’s annual conference in Hobart. From our perspective as aviation persons our primary interest as one such self-interest group was

An Opportunity Lost? Technically speaking, next month the Tasman becomes a free air market theoretically linking Australia and New Zealand as one single aviation market. Technically speaking this means that it should be as easy and convenient to fly between Christchurch and Coolangatta as it presently is to fly between, say, Adelaide and Sydney. At

Backflip Back just before WW2 I was in Sydney after learning to fly at the Royal Newcastle Aero Club and heard that an air pageant was to be held at Coonabarabran near my hometown, Baradine. So I made some phone calls and succeeded in buying a ride to Coona in a Cirrus Moth. On the

R44 Clears Faa Special Certification Review, But R22 Comes Under Ntsb Fire The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Robinson R44’s compliance with certification requirements and the Robinson Helicopter Company standards of design, manufacture and quality control assurance, after conducting a Special Certification Review (SCR) of the four seat piston helo at the bequest