Marc Joel Atrero

In between listening to the CAA communications able to be accessed on the TV subcarriers of Optus A3 and BI satellites, in the Ku-microwave band around 12 GHz, I decided to tune to CNN International. This was just in case there were any airline items in the world news. And I hit paydirt immediately. CNN

Tales Definitely the lighter side of aviation! Black humour Whilst English is the international language of aviation, not all who attempt to use it are as eloquent as those of us who speak the language at home. One of the many things with which an ‘international’ pilot must contend is the diversity of interpretations and

Register Review Although 52 aircraft are listed in the New Allocation section this month, only 18 of these are genuine imports. Sixteen entries are reregistrations, two are ex RAAF Airtrainers, 10 have been built in Australia, Bandeirante XFO has returned from a spell in PNG and five have been in Australia for sometime, four of

Register Review A large cross section of flying machines make up the New Allocations section this month, from two Australian made Kavanagh hot air balloons to the first Boeing 757 airliner to be registered in Australia. The 757, AWE, was built for Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services and was to be operated by Trans Brazil, but

Definitely the lighter side of aviation! Iced moggie It’s in most peoples belief that animals don’t travel very well in any sort of transportation. This was certainly the case one time when I heard of an incident occurring in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was a short flight from Kununurra to Derby in

The Port Hedland Airport in Western Australia was just gearing up for the day ahead when Tower frequency 119. 9 MHz came alive. “Port Hedland Tower, this is Lufthansa 788, we have an urgent situation on board. We have one very sick elderly passenger who we have been advised will most certainly die if he