Marc Joel Atrero

 Keating Rings in the Changes: The Prime Minister’s economic statement of February 26 had strong implications for the airline industry (refer Recce), and although sweeping changes have been announced, they were for the most part as predicted in our last issue’s Stop Press section. Broadly speaking, the changes include the establishment of a single Australia/New

People Cathay Pacific Airways has announced the appointment of Rod Eddington as Managing Director, effective April 1, 1992. The current Managing Director, Peter Sutch will become Chairman of the airline on 1 June, 1991. The Hon Roger Price MP is the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence. Jane Sullivan has been appointed Manager

Jandako T Plans: Perth’s Jandakot airport could become a bit of a money spinner for the Federal Airports Corporation if plans for it are realised. The FAC wants to develop the airport’s aviation facilities – including the building of a fourth runway- along with commercial ventures on the site. These include a silicon sand mining

Raf Training Cuts: Further to the hefty cuts already announced for the RAF, the British service is to rationalise its fast jet training system to reduce costs. The currently separate advanced flying training and weapons/tactics courses will be combined (still using Hawks), reducing students’ flying hours on these courses from 135 to 100. Wings will

the 777 programme. The prototype 747 – which first flew in February 1969 – will be modified to carry a Pratt & Whitney PW4084 engine on the port inner (No 2) position. Later, it will be fitted with a Rolls-Royce Trent 884 engine. The third engine being offered on the 777, the General Electric GE90,

Bae Cuts Jobs, Reorganises: Following cuts of 10,000 jobs in 1991, British Aerospace is about to make a further 2,350 workers redundant. Of those, 900 will go from the company’s regional aircraft operation and 1,450 from its defence division. A further 350 jobs were recently cut from BAe’s guided missile operation. The western world may