Marc Joel Atrero

Austere Budget Puts Defence Strategies Under Threat in Future Years Government “guidance” for future Defence spending has seriously threatened the major re-equipment strategies, operational readiness and manpower of the Australian Defence Force. The Defence Budget cut of 0. 75% for 1993/94, which was not unexpected given the Keating Government’s budget deficit problems, is seen as

Definitely the lighter side of aviation! Uninvited company Not so humorous at the time but certainly capable a chuckle when told (much) after the event was this incident relayed to your editor some years back. It is 1942 and a new group of neophyte US Army pilots deployed to the remote reaches of the NT

Register Review Although 39 aircraft are shown in the New Allocations section this issue, it is interesting to note that when this nwnber is broken down into groups only two privately owned GA aircraft have been imported, Cessna 150 AGP from the USA and Turbo Saratoga AQL from Hong Kong. The Cessna is a 1966

Time for Innovation at Qantas James Strong, the new CEO, is taking over the Qantas helm at a crucial time in the carrier’s long history. Amidst a turbulent international airline environment these past three years, where to merely break even is considered a considerable achievement, Qantas has performed fairly well. However, there is even more

10 Years Ago Flight testing of the anti tank Agusta A129 Mangusta helicopter began at Cascina Costa near Milan on September 15. Two more prototypes and a demonstrator will be built and 67 will be produced for the Italian Army. . Pan American is planning a re-enactment on October 26 of its first jet service

Airbus A340 World Ranger Succeeds With the Ultimate Flight The mood in the cockpit is tense as captain Pierre Baud begins our takeoff roll from Paris – we have a long way to go, and the world is watching us. Our destination is Auckland, New Zealand, further than any airliner has ever flown non stop,