Marc Joel Atrero

For many Australian airline pilots, New Guinea was the key to their successful flying careers. Rugged conditions, unforgiving weather and a never ending supply of ‘cumulus granite’ honed the early skills of an entire generation of present day airline Captains. In this article, F/O Rick Hession relives some of those unforgettable experiences. Hell! It was

There was a time when avionics was very much the poor relation of aircraft design and the various pieces of equipment associated with communications, navigation and warning systems had somehow to be accommodated after the structure of the aircraft had been settled and its performance established. Those days are now over and in an age

Defence Budget Cuts Dig Deeper The delayed 1987-88 Federal Budget brought down on September 15 implements the 4% reduction (to a minus 1% real growth) of $350 million in Defence spending as foreshadowed by the Treasurer, Mr Paul Keating in the May mini-Budget. The Budget provides for total defence expenditure of $7. 4 billion (9.

Room to Fly – Can Our Governments Get Together? With Canberra now revamping and reorganising, it’s time to clean up some of the obsolete regulations that stop the industry giving customers what they want, especially when they are concerned about one of our oldest constraints – charter flights over airline routes. An aircraft knows when

North American T-28B for Tyabb A North American T-28B ‘Trojan’ is shortly due to arrive at Tyabb Airfield, Victoria. The T-28B is being imported by Mr Alan Pay, who owns T-6, VH-NAH with Judy Pay. The machine was reportedly first sighted at the Oshkosh Air Show this year and purchased after a test flight. The

Ansett/Anz War in Full Swing! Two months into their deregulated two-airline system saw New Zealand domestic fliers happily culture-shocked, while old arguments raged on. According to Ansett New Zealand’s chief executive, Ross Keenan, the market growth since his company began services on July 25 was running at an estimated 15% and he was sure this