Marc Joel Atrero

People Trevor Kennedy, the former chief executive of the Packer media empire, has been appointed to the Qantas board. One position on the board now remains to be filled. Other movements at Qantas include the resignation of Wayne Tregaskis and the appointments of Judy Watkins as Regional General Manager ACT, John Anderson as Regional General

Single Engine IFR Rpt/ Night Progress The Australian Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Industry Discussion Paper on ‘Commercial Passenger Carrying Operations in Single Engine Aeroplanes Under the IFR and at Night’ is still attracting much comment well after the official closing date for such. There appears to be two reasons why modern single turbine aircraft should

Are Farnborough’s Days Numbered? Questions as to the future of possibly Britain’s most famous airfield – Farnborough – have been raised following an announcement that all experimental test flying by the Defence Research Agency (DRA) will be conducted at Boscombe Down. The move will end such flying not only at Farnborough but also at Bedford,

Joint European Sst Research Aerospatiale, British Aerospace and Deutsche Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a joint research programme with a view to possibly developing a second generation supersonic transport to succeed Concorde. Called the European Supersonic Research Programme (ESRP), the study will be funded equally by the three partners and will address

Departure Tax Gets A New Name As Airlines Get Slugged The May 10 Federal Budget saw the end of the $25 Departure Tax, this revenue generator being replaced by a $27 ‘passenger movement charge’. The move is a means by which the Government hopes to be able to bury the charge in the cost of

Breaking Up the FAC: A Dumb Idea! It seems that barely a month is allowed to pass without we in aviation having to wade into yet another battle with our political masters over some form of aeronautical insanity. The latest assault revolves around Transport Minister Laurie Brereton’s lust for selling off Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport, beginning