Marc Joel Atrero

People Mr Les Coleman has been appointed Bendix/King Technical and Marketing Consultant for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Sam Markham has been named Managing Director of lnterscan International P/L. Prof Ross Telfer has been appointed to the University of Newcastle’s Chair of Aviation. Bottom Line American Airlines Cargo has announced an 18. 6% increase in

Beech Achieves Record 1990 Sales: Beechcraft have announced record sales during 1990, with the best profit performance since 1981 and the most aircraft delivered since 1982. Beech sales during 1990 totalled $US1. 1bn, the first time in the company’s history that sales have passed the billion dollar mark. Pre-tax profits for the year were $US80m,

Raaf Airshow Shaping Up: The combined RAAF 70th Anniversary Airshow and Aviation Australia ’91 Trade Fair, to be held at Richmond air base on 11-13 October this year, is shaping up to be a real winner. Organised by the Aerospace Foundation of Australia Ltd, formed in the wake of the successful 1988 Australian Bicentennial Airshow

Dallas/Ft Worth Set to Hit Top Spot: T he US Federal Aviation Administration has predicted that Chicago O’Hare Airport is set to lose its title as the world’s busiest airport to Dallas/Fort Worth. The FAA predicts that Dallas/Fort Worth will overtake O’Hare by 1995, when it will handle an estimated 923,000 movements in the year,

Icao Releases 1990 Safety Stats: The preliminary statistical report of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on aviation safety and security during 1990 shows a significant improvement in the air safety and security picture when compared with 1989. In 1990 the scheduled air carriers of the 161 member nations experienced 25 aircraft accidents involving passenger

Jal Expected as Most Likely Foreign Qantas Shareholder: Japan Air Lines is slowly shaping up as the most likely major international shareholder in Qantas. Links between the two carriers are increasing as the strength of the Japan/Australia market increases. JAL and Qantas are also discussing the possibility of seconding a number of surplus QF aircrew