Marc Joel Atrero

Eurofighter 2000- Reinventing the Wheel? The much awaited Eurofighter 2000 will enter military service a quarter century after the F-15 Eagle, and yet it is an aircraft that will be only marginally more capable than its much older cousin. While the Eurofighter 2000 will possess a number of benefits over the Eagle and all other

Thai Delays Airliner Deliveries: Thai Airways has delayed the delivery of eight Airbus A330s, four Boeing 747-400s and four 777s. The delivery postponements follow a management examination of Thai’s aircraft orders, and were accompanied with the cancellation of seven A330 options. The A330s were originally scheduled to be delivered to Thai from November 1994 and

Choosing The Correct Computer Based Flight Simulator System Last month I promised to write about computers and equipment needed to run the advanced flight simulator software that has been reviewed in Australian Aviation over the past few months. There are many options, depending mainly on the depth of your pocket. I will try to present

Ba Concerned Over 777 Weight Problems: British Airways is becoming increasingly concerned over what it sees as a potentially damaging weight problem with the Boeing 777. Commercial Tract: One of the leading contenders for the contract to supply a new air traffic control system for Australia-Hughes-has recently won the contract to supply a similar system

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Gecuts Workforce: Fromapeak of 34,000 in 1991, General Electric Aircraft Engines’ workforce is set to be cut to 22,000 following another series of layoffs affecting 4000 workers. GE has predicted its engine business revenues willfall from $US7. 4bn in 1992 to only $US5bn before business begins to improve. Rival manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is also