Marc Joel Atrero

New Minister – Yet Again After countless changes to the aviation portfolio over the past years we have another new face responsible for the Aviation portfolio. This time the Prime Minster picked Mr Gary Punch who has, for years, _been characterised by his opposition to the development of Sydney Alrpcirt. This does not exactly fill

Industry Putting Pressure on Caa To Streamline Certification Procedures Australia’s airlines and the major General Aviation aircraft distributors are beginning to publicly query the often unique certification standards applied to Australian registered transport aircraft. Qantas and Ansett have both issued lengthy submissions to both the Industries Assistance Commission inquiry into the travel and tourism industries

Bicentennial Air Show a Huge Success for Industry While the commercial results will not be known for some months yet, there is no doubt that the Australian Bicentennial Air Show, held at RAAF base Richmond 11-16 October and reported in depth elsewhere in this issue, was a success beyond the most optimistic expectations of the

The Australian Bicentennial Air Show – Good One Oz! Australia’s Biggest Ever Air Show, Indeed the Aeronautical Climax of Our Bicentennial Year, Went off Without a Hitch at the Richmond Raaf Base During October. Excellent weather, superb organisation and vast crowds of around a quarter million people all made ABAS the Australian aviation event of

Us Carriers Vie for Australian Rights: The rush to become the fifth designated US carrier to serve Australia is well and truly on with a long list of hopefuls that reflects the importance nowadays of the trans- pacific market. US carriers presently serving Australia are led by United and Continental with Hawaian maintaining a limited

Hdh Joins the Training Arena: Hawker de Havilland has entered the booming business of training pilots for airline needs by purchasing the Australian Aviation College at Parafield, South Australia According to Managing Director, Mr Bruce Hattersley. “It is HdH’s intention to become a major force in the training of international airline pilots. The college will