Marc Joel Atrero

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Qantas/Australian Fleet Interchange Another stage in the takeover of Australian Airlines by Qantas was reached on 29/03 when the two airlines commenced an interchange of fleet units on a scheduled basis. On that day Qantas Boeing 767-238ER VH-EAM operated Australian flights TN530/461/42/45 from Sydney to Coolangatta and return and from Sydney to Perth and return,

Mig-15s Grounded Following the fatal crash of MiG-15(SBLim-2), VH-LSN, at Canberra on Saturday March 13, the MiG-15 type in Australia was grounded by the CAA while the accident investigation takes place. It is understood from several sources that the aircraft was on fire in the air and that the most likely reason for the loss

Comanche Maximum Overkill My interest was raised as soon as I picked up the strangely shaped box. “One minute learning curve!” it proclaimed. Being used to spending several hours “converting onto a new flight simulator, I wondered if it would be possible to be flying within a minute of starting the programme, and if it

A Secret Agenda for General Aviation? Were the spate of “industry consultations” conducted by the CAA throughout Australia in February and March to explain proposals to recover the costs of the Safety Regulatory Function (refer p10 April 93 AA) the writing on the wall for the GA industry? The meetings, for the most part called

Airbus A321 The rollout on March 3 of the first Airbus A321 is another significant milestone in the maturation of the Airbus A320 family. Not only is the A321 the first airliner of any size to be assembled in Germany since the Second World War, it is also the first Airbus product to be fully