Marc Joel Atrero

Ansett ExpressWith Airline deregulation in Australia now entering its third year the scene in the airline industry is one of continued instability. Compass Airlines was the first new deregulated airline in Australia. Operations commenced in December 1990 however just over twelve months later it was out of business due to massive financial problems. The public

Metro Fleet Resurgence The Fairchild (Swearingen) Metroliner is presently enjoying its most popular time ever with operators in Australia and New Zealand. This resurgance is quite remarkable when you consider that the forerunner of the Metroliner, the Merlin IV (VH-CFO) was first introduced to Australia in 05/75 and that the first Metro II (VH-SWN) arrived

A7 – Aermacchi MB-326H An evaluation team departed Australia in February 1965 to look for an “all through” pilot jet trainer to replace both of the RAAF’s existing training aircraft, the Winjeel and the Vampire. Six types were evaluated: the Canadair Tutor, the Swedish Saab 105, the Italian Macchi 326, the French Potez 94, the

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10 Years Ago Dan Air took delivery of the first fully definitive version of the British Aerospace 146 Series 100 on May 23. Mr F E Newman, Dan Air’s chairman, accepted G-BKMN’s logbook from BAe’s managing director Sir Raymond Lygo. The aircraft was number 6 off the line and first flew on May 5. The

Compass Failure Spells End of Australia Having a Third Domestic Airline Living only half the time of its original namesake, Compass II’s demise sadly highlights two major truths of the nineteen-nineties Australian airline environment. Firstly, that no independent third domestic airline will ever realistically serve this nation’s airways and secondly that to be a successful