Marc Joel Atrero

The RAAF is scaling down its presence at Butterworth Airbase in Malaysia. From its busy days in the 1970s with two fighter squadrons and their support. The RAAF will reduce to a small, tightly-knit establishment, largely to cater for regular visits by Hornet fighters and F-111C strike aircraft. This means that much of the infrastructure

Full-Blooded Deregulation To Replace Two Airline Policy October 7, 1987 will go down in Australian aviation history as the day on which the federal government officially moved to terminate the long lived Two Airline Policy. Senator Evans’ announcement was most noteworthy for the lack of surprise that it aroused within the industry. Full deregulation was

Australian Logs Record Profit: For the year ending June 30, 1987, Australian Airlines recorded a record consolidated net profit of $39. 1m. This represented a 3% increase over the previous year’s figure of $37. 7m though was largely brought about by the sale of aircraft in the 86/87 year. Eliminating the sale of aircraft, Australia’s

Bankstown Grows: Airport Director Howard Knox reports that traffic at Bankstown Airport in Sydney is rocketing ahead despite some variations from month to month. Movements rose by under 3% in June 1987 over the previous year but July was up by a surprising 22%. In the calender year to July 1987, 19. 3% more aircraft

Israel Cancels Lavi: Israel eventually decided to cancel its controversial Lavi indigenous fighter programme during early September. Lavi was heading towards a heavy projected project cost overrun that was beginning to place a heavy strain on the limited resources of the Israeli national budget. For more than a year, IAI and the Defence Ministry had

Boeing Delay 7J7 Programme: In a not totally unexpected decision, Boeing has delayed launch of its 7J7 propfan programme by up to 15 months. Cause of the delay revolves around conflicting market assessments of what the 7J7 capacity range will eventually be. After two years of in-depth market analysis, Boeing is still confronted with a