Marc Joel Atrero

I would like to take this opportunity to clarify a misleading television news item which appeared recently relating to myself and the entire hobbyist area of monitoring airline communications. The item appeared as a result of the Police charging a juvenile who had obtained both a scanner and an aviation handheld transceiver, and had used

Air NZ Lands $ NZ88M Profit ANZ continues to fly high in the financial sky, enjoying a 44% increase in profit for the December half year. Revenue rose 8. 9% to $NZ1. 26bn, the main contribution coming from international travellers. This revenue totalled $NZ711m, up $NZ60m. The airline’s chairman, Mr Bob Matthew, said the second

MiG-29-Deadly Adversary of Falcon 3. 0 “So comrade, you wish to fly the MiG-29? That will cost you six thousand greenbacks for an hour, or if you wish to pay in roubles at the current rate, let me see. . . “. Igor whips out his Taiwanese made calculator, stabs the buttons, frowns, then says,

The Sidewinder Story The Missile that Revolutionised Air Warfare The ubiquitous AIM-9 Sidewinder is without doubt the most important missile of the last three decades, seeing service in every engagement between Western powers and their adversaries since the nineteen fifties. Shamelessly copied by the Communists as the K-13/AA-2 Atoll, the Sidewinder has had a profound

Twin Otter Fleet Changes In October 1966 the DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft was seen in our region for the first time with the arrival in Australia of -100 VH-TGR, which carried the Trans-Australia Airlines Sunbird colours and -100 CF-UXE, which carried the TAA mainland colour scheme of the day. Nearly 30 years on the Twin

Raaf Seeking Early Decision on C-130E Replacement Defence and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are seeking a decision in the May Budget process to replace the 12 Lockheed C-130E model Hercules transports which are now 28 years old. The most likely replacement for these No 37 Squadron Hercs is the planned C-130J which is