Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorAviation Briefs
May 17, 1989 0 commentWhen the Sydney Ksa Bubble Bursts An imaginary transcript of the closing address by the barrister for the Plaintiffs at a trial held in the Supreme Court Sydney in about July, 1990 might read: “Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, as you know, I appear for the relations of the deceased, being: 630 passengers, 10
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May 17, 1989 0 commentAew & Awacs Part II – The Rustrrlirn Perspective Australia is in the somewhat unique position of having to defend a very large, but sparsely populated land mass against seaborne and aerial intruders. These may range from high level threats such as AV-MF and SSA Bears and Backfires, staging from Cam Ranh Bay and flying
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May 17, 1989 0 commentDefence Exports There is strong pressure on Australian companies to improve their export performance and the Commonwealth Government is doing much to assist in achieving this but, in relation to the export of Defence Equipment, there seems to be a problem of inconsistency between Government programmes. Recently Austrade and the Defence Department co-operated extremely well,
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May 17, 1989 0 commentTraffic figures for 1988 that have been released have proved that for the majority of airlines in our region, this was a year of solid growth. Though times are buoyant airlines realise that just around the corner they face major expenditure for fleet re-equipment and inadequate airport facilities unable to cope with the projected rise
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May 17, 1989 0 commentOne of the tourist attractions of Mildura, Victoria is the Warbirds Aviation Museum. It houses a collection of exhibits and articles, some of them rare, from World War II and beyond. Located among them is the cockpit section of a Gloster Meteor Mk. 8. The curator of the museum, Mr Pierce Dunn, whose interest in
Read moreAirport Leases: ‘Caravan Deregulation’
May 17, 1989 0 commentIt’s not so long ago that East-West Airlines provided check-in facilities through caravans parked outside the domestic terminals at Australia’s major airports. That, of course, was in the days before East-West was ushered into the Ansett fold. But a number of interested parties – including some proposed new entrant airlines and the Federal Airports Corporation
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