Marc Joel Atrero

Navy Gets a Bargain: The Royal Australian Navy has got something of a bargain with the purchase of the recently decommissioned US Navy guided missile destroyer (DDG) USS Goldsborough for just $US2. 2m. The ship will be used to provide training equipment and spares for the RAN’s three operational DDGS-Perth, Hobart and Brisbane-plus its guided

Airline Deaths Up: Worldwide fatalities resulting from accidents on regular airline flights increased by 67% in 1992 compared with the previous year. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in

Boeing’s Improved 747-400: To introduce a series of modifications to its 747-400 long range transport which will result in increased weights, improved payload/range and reduced drag and fuel burn. The upgrades could also form the basis of the planned stretched 747-X. The first changes will be available on aircraft built from later this year and

Trans Pacific Air War Goes Critical: The long simmering trans Pacific air war over Northwest Airlines’ rights to uplift Japanese traffic between Australia and Japan has gone critical with Qantas being threatened with withdrawal of rights for three of its 10 weekly Australia/ LA nonstops. The move follows US Dept of Transport Secretary Frederico Pena’s

Did Compass Die, or Was It Killed? Were you shocked by the sudden demise of Compass II? I don’t mean so much that it failed, but rather the almost indecent haste in which it was put to rest. Almost as if those involved actually wanted it dead and buried. Gone and hope- fully forgotten. It’s

Did Compass Die, or Was It Killed? Were you shocked by the sudden demise of Compass II? I don’t mean so much that it failed, but rather the almost indecent haste in which it was put to rest. Almost as if those involved actually wanted it dead and buried. Gone and hope- fully forgotten. It’s