Marc Joel Atrero

Tupolev/Bravia Tu-204 Initial deliveries of the Tu-204 most probably will go to countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, but the aeroplane’s appeal to operators in other parts of the world is likely to grow as its benefits are proved in service. The Tupolev Tu-204 is the first Russian airliner to fly with Western engines.

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Catalina Update Further to the article in the March issue (p56) of Australian Aviation on the loss of the New Zealand bound Catalina, N5404J, further news is now to hand on the unfortunate demise of the amphibian. The Catalina had departed from Hawaii bound for Tahiti and then New Zealand. When about 150km north of

10 Years Ago • The service career of the Vulcan came to an end on March 31 when the last operational Vulcan squadron, No 50 based at Waddington, was disbanded. • The RNZAF’s nine McDonnell Douglas A-4K and three TA-4K Skyhawks will have their service lives extended until at least the end of the decade

Qantas 747 Flight Simulator Recently, as a part of a briefing on the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) now fitted to Qantas’s aircraft (refer p42 Aug 93 AA), I was given the opportunity to fly the 747-400 simulator. All told I had just over an hour which was mostly spent on the TCAS demonstration, but

A Tale of Press on Regardless This is a tale of events that took place on a day some forty one years ago, but the morals to be drawn are as applicable as if it had all happened yesterday. In subsequent years I used to recount the events of this particular day to my students,