Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorIn good shape
August 29, 2019 0 commentStudy shows charter safety regs are fit for purpose CASA and the industry recently finalised the second in a three-stage process of review to help determine how fit for purpose is the current Civil Aviation Regulation 30. The results of the study have proved that, in terms of delivering appropriate safety outcomes, the current regulations
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August 29, 2019 0 commentCentenary is a national pioneering landmark This year’s centenary celebrations at Sydney Airport have highlighted just how far the Australian aviation industry has come in a relatively short period of time. Aviation pioneer Nigel Love embarked on the first flight from what is now Sydney Airport in 1919, marking the very beginnings of the modern
Read moreBeagle pause for thought
August 29, 2019 0 commentAiredale remains a dogged performer Thirty-five aircraft are listed in the new allocations section this issue with Soar Aviation machines dominating the list. Soar has transferred three Aeroprakt Foxbats, VH-FEO, FWL and FYS, a Tecnam P2008 VH-OMJ, and a BRM Aero Bristell VH-YEQ, from the RA-Aus register onto the CASA register and are expected to
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August 29, 2019 0 commentKey aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News On May 26, A380-842 VH-OQE operated QF5 from Sydney to Singapore and London, arriving a day later, and then ferried as QF6005 to Dresden for planned maintenance. On completion, it ferried from Dresden to London on June 12 as QF6006 from where it returned to
Read moreTies that bind
August 29, 2019 0 commentBack to the future for two former partners … or not? The speculation has been rife in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore over the past couple of months, and rightly so. When Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines suddenly announced in June they were committing to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would see them significantly step
Read moreThe rock and the hard place
August 29, 2019 0 commentPassenger experience in the middle of Airbus’s market Airbus is notably sensitive if anyone calls its re-engined A330neo aircraft “slow-selling”. To be fair, the European manufacturer has a point. After a relatively slow start there have been more than 150 ordered, and indeed it was the widebody with the highest profile at the Paris Air
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