Marc Joel Atrero

Hercules Fiasco Raises Serious Doubts About Government Aircraa Disposal Procedures “A level of mismanagement and incompetence that’s unbelievable” was how Peter Couchman, of the award-winning ABC 4 Corners current affairs programme, described the nearly decade-old attempt to sell Australia’s C-130A Hercules aircraft. The excellent segment on the Hercules fiasco went to air during June and

The Paris Air Show has often been called the Olympics of the air. And indeed it ought to be. It is by far the biggest of the international air shows (though Farnborough is rapidly closing the gap) and due to France’s relatively independent political stance, it tends to attract a large contingent of countries that

Qantas Logs Best Year Ever: Qantas recorded a record $103. 6m profit for the year 1986/87, more than doubling the result of the previous year. Furthermore, the company saw an increase in its offshore revenue base which essentially acts as an invisible export earner. Reflecting this, traffic to and from Japan was up 40%, to

Coastwatch Contract Furor Continues: The contract for the coastal surveillance of Australia’s coastline should be reopened for tender and the Dept of Transport procedures in relation to that contract be subjected to a thorough investigation, Bruce Lloyd, Deputy Leader and National Party aviation spokesman said following further delays in ferrying the Amann Coastwatch aircraft to

Pc-9 Delayed by Engine Fault: Initial delivery of two Swiss-built Pilatus PC-9 trainers for the RAAF have been delayed till at least October. The aircraft were originally scheduled for delivery during July. Cause of the delay is an unusual Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) problem concerning the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 engine. EMI was

Qantas Engine Decision Virtually Severs Long Time Connection With Pratt & Whitney: Qantas ended an association of more than four decades with US engine manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, during July when it announced that it would opt for engines from General Electric to power its proposed fleet of 767-300 twinjets. The decision is seen as