Deregulation- the First Year

December 17, 1991 0 comment

Australian Airline Deregulation – Overwhelmingly an International Success Story It was just over a year and a half ago when I confronted a Perth based travel writer colleague ofmine during an industry conference on Hamilton Island. I asked him why didn’t his compatriots in far off Western Australia venture across to see just how great

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Australia’s Pearl Harbour

December 17, 1991 0 comment

The United States had its Pearl Harbour in December 1941; Australia’s Pearl Harbour was to occur just three months later, at Broome on Australia’s remote north west coast. There are similarities between the two attacks – both were surprise raids carried out by Japanese Navy aircraft, both resulted in minimal losses to the attacking force,

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Darwin Remembers

December 17, 1991 0 comment

19 February 1992 is a significant day in Australian military history as it marks the 50th anniversary of the day the Australian mainland was bombed for the first time, the day the war literally arrived on Australia’s doorstep. On 19 February 1942, Australia’s northernmost city, Darwin, was twice bombed by Japanese forces. These were the

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Airline Affairs

December 15, 1991 0 comment

Qantas Revises Frequent Flyer: Qantas has changed its frequent flyer (FF) program to give members free travel for themselves and members of their families instead of offering free goods. Membership of the program is currently 35,000, each paying a $95 joining fee, of which $50 is also paid as a form of commission to anyone

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People, Bottom Line, Video & Book Reviews

December 15, 1991 0 comment

People Stephen Tyrrell has joined Aymever Pty Ltd as general manager. Andrew Davis has left Aymever and joined Telecom as Business Development Manager for the Jindalee Operational Radar Network. Robert Large has been appointed Corporate Sponsorship Manager for Northwest Airlines. Ken Morton has been appointed Cathay Pacific company spokesman for Australia. Air Marshal Sir James

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Newsdesk – General Aviation

December 15, 1991 0 comment

Gastill Suffering: US general aviation aircraft shipments continue to show decline, to a large extent as a result of Piper’s bankruptcy and virtual suspension of production. The third quarter of 1991 has revealed that 237 aircraft were shipped (10. 9% down on the same period of 1991) whilst the value of those aircraft dropped 9.

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