Marc Joel Atrero

Regional Airline News Air Maroochy Airlines ceased operations on December 30 with its Maroochydore to Brisbane service being transferred to Flight West Airlines. Airnorth took delivery of Metro 23 N3022L msn DC-840B at Darwin on February 9 after the aircraft ferried in from the United States. The Metro 23 later entered service with Airnorth as

Neptune News From Perth in Western Australia comes the news that the Lockheed SP-2H Neptune imported by AeroCorp Australia has still not been used by local fire fighting organisations to fight bushfires. The Neptune, N54317, was imported several years ago and after arrival in Perth was extensively reworked for firefighting duties. Some $600,000 was spent

Most Aircraft Owners And Operators Are Aware That The Australian Caa Has Mandated The Installation Of Approvedemergency Locator Transmitters (Elts). Most aircraft owners and operators are aware that the Australian CAA has mandated the installation of approved Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). After some delay, CAR 252A and CAAP 252A-1 were issued. The CAR defines July

Robinson Saga Continues Following the Faa’s recent adoption of a restrictive Airworthiness Directive covering the R22 and R44, subsequently adopted by the Caa, and the Us National Transportation Safety Board’s calls to ground the two aircraft, Frank Robinson has hit out against the two Us authorities, claiming that the aircraft suffer from a poor training

Very Big Changes to Sydney International Airport Vhf Frequencies Are in the Air, Changes Which Will Be Ongoing Very big changes to Sydney International Airport VHF frequencies are in the air, changes which will be ongoing. Many new frequencies have been added, with some existing ones disappearing. And some stations have changed hands! It’s all

April, 1945. 50 Years Ago… April 1 – Italy. Twelve Mustangs of 3 Squadron bomb and strafe road transport in Yugoslavia. F/Lt Davies parachutes near Celje after his Mustang is struck by AA fire. April 3 — Britain. 456 Squadron Mosquitoes fly four early Ranger sorties. F/O J Darling destroys a locomotive and F/O D