Marc Joel Atrero

Business Aviation Growing Rapidly During the first two months of 1988 the use of business aircraft by Australian companies has rocketed. 1987 proved to be a year when many companies entered, for the first time , the world of business aviation. We saw a significant number of our corporate leaders realise the advantages to be

Peter Cokley, of Burleigh Heads, Queensland, offers this gem of a story. Dateline: Coolangatta. Sunday 11 August, 1985. 12. 10pm. A domestic widebody had just landed on runway 14 and was backtracking. A Piper 24 was on the taxiway heading towards the runway. The Piper turned onto the runway to be greeted by . .

Boost in Aerospatiale Sales An order from the Swedish Air Force for 1 O aircraft has boosted the sales of the AS332 Super Puma family to 260 with the aircraft now comprising 45% of the current Aerospatiale workload. The company has also received an order for 30 Gazelle recce halos from the French Army. This

Another Vampire Flies Vampire T35, A79-636, took to the air again on Saturday 27th February following a lengthy restoration. The machine, which was restored by No21 Squadron RAAF (City of Melbourne) on behalf of the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, Vic was flown by Sqn Ldr Ron Haack RAAF AR who can normally be found

Jim Thorn Interviews Ray Funnell The Royal Australian Air Force is heading towards an era of massive change. Unprecedented pilot attrition rates and the need to refine training techniques in the face of new equipment and technical capabilities are all significant challenges that need to be accommodated. To ascertain where the RAAF is heading in

Saudi Boeing’s for the Raaf As reported elsewhere, the RAAF have purchased two more Boeing 707 aircraft. These aircraft will join the four already operated by No33 Squadron, Richmond, NSW. The four Boeing 707s already operated by the RAAF are – -338Cs that previously saw service with Qantas. These aircraft are – A20-623 ex VH-EAC,