Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorChina of Importance to Australian Aviation
November 4, 1993 0 commentChina of Significant Importance to Australian Aviation Imagine a market with a population 66 times the size of Australia. Imagine a market that even today boasts the equivalent of one million millionaires. Imagine a market that last year saw air traffic grow by a third and set to double every two and a half to
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November 4, 1993 0 commentWeekend Away. . . ? A re-enactment by Macarthur Job It is to be a merry long weekend in Adelaide for Melbournians Rick, Ken, Darryl and Tom. The plan is to fly there in a pristine Piper Cherokee 235, hired from a flying school at Moorabbin with which both Rick and Ken had been associated
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November 4, 1993 0 commentWanaka on the Wing The crackle of Merlins, an Allison, Pratt and Whitney radials and various other high powered engines including jets will be heard during Easter 1994 when the now world famous bi-annual airshow takes place at Wanaka, on New Zealand’s south island. Already scheduled for the two day show, better known as Wings
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November 4, 1993 0 commentStrike Commander, Chris Mills Strike Commander From Origin You just know that Strike Commander will be different when you open the box and find the eight 1. 44Mb floppy disks inside. This means that the game will take at least 10Mb from your hard disk. Breathe deeply – the actual figure is 35Mb, which is
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November 4, 1993 0 commentRaaf Review Begins Evaluating Next Lead-in Jet Fighter The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is undertaking a review of the capabilities that may be required to replace the Macchi MB-326 which has been the advanced jet trainer/leadin fighter since the late sixties. A specialist team was overseas in September and October examining the capabilities of
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November 4, 1993 0 commentAir NZ Increases Its Profit Air New Zealand’s tax paid profit of $NZ139. 53 million-up 4. 4% on the previous 12 months to June-was ahead of market Total operating revenue was up 5. 9% to $NZ2. 33bn. The group earned record foreign exchange revenue at $NZ1. 3bn. This included engineering and other contract work performed
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