Marc Joel Atrero

Air Traffic Services in Australia are undergoing a “quiet revolution”, according to staff of the Civil Aviation Authority’s ATS training facility in Tasmania. Established in early 1989, the centre for Air Traffic Services has already established a good reputation, with positive feedback from industry sources. Situated on the University of Tasmania’s Launceston campus, the centre

Australian defence scientists have recently lifted part of the top secrecy veil that surrounds the Jindalee over-the horizon radar project. At an exclusive briefing for Australian Aviationat Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) laboratories in Salisbury, near Adelaide, they showed its displays, gave an indication of how accurate it can be at various ranges and

Air Force Suffers in Force Structure Review Although the claims for and against will continue for a long time yet, the Royal Australian Air Force, on the surface, has not come out well under the Government’s revamped and rationalised Defence policy. The fact is that the operating hours of the F-111C strike/reconnaissance jets and the

Polair Relocates The NSW Police Air Wing (Polair) will relocate to Bankstown Airport early in the new financial year. The Minister for Police signed the transfer papers on 3 May 1991, providing a lead time of 10-12 weeks. After occupying a portion of Hangar 13 (the old Ad Astra hangar) at Sydney Airport for a

Continental Revamping Image as It Plans Comeback From Bankruptcy Continental Airlines is striving for a new image and a new future as it fights its way back from bankruptcy. A new livery, higher standards of service, an influx of newer aircraft and one of the airline world’s most credible identities are being flagged as the

Air Transport Pilot – Turning Your PC Into a Heavy Jet One of the biggest growth areas in recreational computer software has been in the aviation simulator market. There are a range of packages from the shoot-me-down and blow-you-up style right through to the latest to land in Australia called Flight Assignment: Air Transport Pilot.