Marc Joel Atrero

Airways Charges Reduced The Civil Aviation Authority has dropped charges for airways and firefighting and rescue services by an average 10.4% in real terms from July 1. The CAA says the reductions are expected to save the industry about $56m on what they would have paid had the CAA increased its charges in accordance with

People Bryan Banston is the new General Manager for Australian Airlink. Ansett Australia has appointed Gary Smith to the new position of General Commercial Manager, responsible for sales, marketing and inflight services. Paul Tattersall has taken up the newly created position of Vice President, Australasia, for Avro International Aerospace. Alan Harrison, Ansett Australia’s Director of

Faa Tightens Kitplanerules: The emergence of ‘cobuilder shops’ which help the buyersof high performance kitplanes to complete their aircraft has prompted theUS FAA to crack down on abuses ofthe homebuilt rules. The FAA believes many of these shops are ignoring the amateur built rules by completing kits with little or no owner involvement. They are,

Ran Helo Ships Delayed: Australia’s acquisition of two US Navy Newport Class tank landing ships has been delayed indefinitely owing to political problems within the US Government. RAN crews were already at the Little Creek Amphibious Base at Norfolk, Virginia in preparation for acceptance of the two ships in late June. Somewhat embarrassingly, news of

Us Cancels Mls: The US Federal Aviation Administration has cancelled further work on the Microwave Landing System (MLS) in favour of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The move comes a year before the scheduled decision as to which system was to be pursued as a replacement for the long established ILS. The decision was due

Singapore Orders Bothairbus And Boeing: Singapore Airlines has placed orders with both Airbus and Boeing for up to 52 new airliners potentially worth $US10bn including spares. The Airbus contract covers 10 firm orders and 20 options for the A340-300 in its higher maximum takeoff weight version. Deliveries begin in 1996 and the airline has the