Marc Joel Atrero

Retention Bonus for Defence Force Pilots: The Government has decided to introduce a retention bonus for pilots in the Australian Defence Force. The once only bonus of $70,000 in return for a six year service commitment is a response by the Government to the current unacceptably high resignation rate among ADF pilots. a “Separations have

Aviation About to Be Slugged Again as Cost Recovery Limits Are Boosted: The entire civil aviation community is now being targeted for another round of cost increases following the Federal Government’s May Economic Statement. In a a strategy reminiscent of the top selling satirical book, Catch 22, the Federal Government has decided to eliminate the

Are the American Mega Carriers the Threat They Appear? March and April saw most of us wondering if we were, after nearly seventy years of service, going to see Australia lose the identity of our national carrier. Indeed, to have lost Qantas, its distinctly Australian personality and all that it stands for, in a mer-

Are the American Mega Carriers the Threat They Appear? March and April saw most of us wondering if we were, after nearly seventy years of service, going to see Australia lose the identity of our national carrier. Indeed, to have lost Qantas, its distinctly Australian personality and all that it stands for, in a mer-

Lancaster Feedback Our March issue of Short Finals, on the fallibility of those in command and in particular the deficiencies of the Avro Lancaster, created quite a lot of correspondence with the overall impression being given that we were not alone in our thoughts on the matter. Carlo Kopp, AA’s technology specialist, added some interesting

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