Marc Joel Atrero

Cathay Monopoly Threatened Cathay Pacific’s position as Hong Kong’s ‘flag carrier’ is being threatened following news that the state owned China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) has applied to the Hong Kong government for an Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC). The move has created uncertainty about Cathay’s future after the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong in 1997,

Badgerys Now Combined With KSA To Boost Sale Prospects Finally realising that there was no investor interest in acquiring Badgerys Creek on its own, the Government announced in the May 9 Budget that it was to now group Kingsford Smith (KSA) and Badgerys Creek as one. The move should add significantly to the overall value

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

Those Best Equipped For The Task Excel. That’s The Way It Is In Nature. And In Aviation. With its current performance features, the Dornier 328 is already the best turboprop in its class: the maximum cruising speed is 335 knots – the first turboprop with near-jet block times. Exceptional airfield performance allows the use of

Lost Baggage Que It was a warm summer’s evening when our last Falcon 900, due to arrive back at around 1800hr, radioed the Duty Crew advising us of their estimated time of arrival and some minor unserviceabilities. Now, because these shifts often last a tiring 18 hours, the crew were understandably happy to finally get

Air New Zealand 737 Update Air New Zealand hoped to have all ten of its grounded 737-200s returned to service by mid April. Air New Zealand and the NZ CAA made the decision to ground the 10 737-200s fitted with hushkits in mid February after a number of the hushkit equipped aircraft suffered turbine failures.