Marc Joel Atrero

Ansett Makes Its International Move: After months of speculation Ansett finally revealed its international strategy on May 3. Speculation that the airline would be acquiring a whole new fleet of international and domestic jets was quashed with the announcement that instead the airline would be leasing two existing 747s from Singapore Airlines (with an option

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

GA to Get Slaughtered by Airport Selloff Last month’s Reece bemoaned the fact that breaking up the existing Federal Airports Corporation (FAC) network of 22 airports to just sell off the three big money earners was, to put it bluntly, a pretty dumb idea. Our argument followed the lines of logic and the fact that

GA to Get Slaughtered by Airport Selloff Last month’s Reece bemoaned the fact that breaking up the existing Federal Airports Corporation (FAC) network of 22 airports to just sell off the three big money earners was, to put it bluntly, a pretty dumb idea. Our argument followed the lines of logic and the fact that

A Glimpse of the Future? Readers who noted our hot off the press Skyrace Tasmania report in the last issue might also have noticed that we felt the concept of pylon racing was a pretty viable way to spend one’s weekend. Indeed it is not often that you go out and experience something completely new.

Register Review Although the New Allocation section this month contains mostly a mundane selection of imported and reregistered aircraft, there are some interesting machines hidden in the list. Cessna 180 AAA is a 1958 model Skywagon which arrived at Riddells Creek some months ago in a container along with a couple of Stinson Voyagers. The