Marc Joel Atrero

A2 – Bell UH-1 Iroquois The RAAF had operated Dragonfly and Sycamore helicopters in the fifties, and had been involved with the introduction of the Sioux to Army service. But it was not until 1962, as the Iroquois was introduced, when the full capability and flexibility of the modern helicopter was realised in the RAAF.

Industry Commission Recommends Total Deregulation for Intrastate Air Services The Commonwealth Government’s Industry Commission has come out strongly in favour of total deregulation for intrastate air services. The key finding of its report, released at the end of August, was that the economic regulation which still existed in some states was “the major factor” holding

Major aviation trade shows held during the depths of an international recession are by nature low key affairs in news reporting terms and this year’s Farnborough was no exception. Once more however it was buoyed by the presence of an armada of previously ‘unseen in the west’ aircraft from what is now the Commonwealth of

10 Years Ago The USAF Thunderbirds aerobatic team has received eight General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcons. The Thunderbirds were previously equipped with Northrop T-38s but have been grounded since the loss of four pilots earlier this year caused by a mechanical fault in the lead aircraft which prevented a safe pull out from a low

A Chance For Australia In A Changing World Scene? Aviation writer and lightplane designer, Brian Creer, has just returned from a six month study of the General Aviation climate in the USA, where major changes are underway, changes which will be mirrored in Australia in the near future. . . Throughout the world there is

Qantas Formally Acquires Australian: September 14 marked Qantas’ $400 million purchase of Australian Airlines, creating the region’s second largest carrier with a fleet of more than 120 aircraft ranging from Cessna Titans to Boeing 7478. The amalgamation of the two airlines will however see more than 600 jobs lost over the coming year as operations