Marc Joel Atrero

Heliflite Training Moves Bankstown Airport-based Heliflite Training School has what is believed to be the only Bell Jetranger available for private hire in Australia. Chartered out at $700 per hour, it forms part of the school’s fleet of two Jetrangers, an Enstrom and three Robinson R22s – a HP and two Betas. Heliflite Training School

This is the sixth annual review of helicopter operations in Australia and is presented in two sections, the first consisting of the numerous helicopter operators under headings generalising their main field of operation and, where possible, postal addresses and telephone numbers have been included. The second section has a brief description of each of the

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Man Portable Surface-To-Air Missiles Part II The SA-7 Grail, SA-14 Gremlin and SA-16 The Russians were understandably alarmed by the discussion surrounding Redeye and sought to build an equivalent – this missile is the ubiquitous 9M32 Strela 2. Work on the 9M32 actually commenced in 1959 with development completed in 1965 and deployment a year

Continuing the story of the world’s first jet airliner De Havilland Comet Part II The seemingly bright future for the Comet took an abrupt turn for the worse with a series of accidents, the first of which occurred in late 1952. On 26 October 1952, BOAC’s Comet 1 G-ALYZ was badly damaged in a takeoff

Future Control of Airports During the past two years the ABAA along with other industry associations, the airlines and the public have grappled with existing problems at our major airports and particularly Sydney. During the long and arduous debates on the future of Sydney airport we have had to deal with policymakers at the federal