Marc Joel Atrero

Christmas Means Much To Us All. Christmas means much to us all. As you celebrate with family and friends find a little time to test your aeronautical and Christmas knowledge with these questions put together by Peter Neville. And a happy Christmas to everyone from all of us at Australian Aviation. If asked the colours

Australia Reneges On Transtasman Agreement The Federal Government has backed out of its commitment to establish a single aviation market between Australia and New Zealand, the responsible minister – Laurie Brereton – blaming New Zealand for the decision by claiming it has failed to deliver its side of the bargain. The idea of an integrated

People Qantas has appointed David Burden as Executive GM Information Technology. Bottom Line The current scrutiny of the CAA’s affairs have seen to that. And as our skies become ever busier, the subject is unlikely to go away. Ironically, a major problem for today’s air safety administrators (not to mention the bureaucrats whose task it

Caa Releases Annual Report Amongst all the controversy surrounding the CAA, the Authority has quietly released its annual report, which records an operating profit after tax for the financial year ending June 30 of $55m. Revenue for the year was $574m, down on the previous FY’s total of $670m. Operating profit before abnormal items and

Return Of The Horse The great days of the Australian soldier on horseback are long gone, but the horse and rider have made something of a comeback in Australia’s top end, where mounted soldiers have recently been patrolling RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory. Mounted patrols were extensively used in the Northern Territory during WW2.

Md-95 Final Assembly Subcontracted McDonnell Douglas has subcontracted final assembly of the forthcoming MD-95 airliner to Texas based maintenance and modification company Dalfort Aviation, an unprecedented move in recent times. An assembly line will be established at Dalfort’s facility at Dallas and when fully operational will be capable of delivering one MD-95 each week. MDC