Marc Joel Atrero

Roger Dixon Concorde Captain There are Captains and there are Captains. Generally, the bigger the aircraft, the greater the status and remuneration of its Captain. Then, there is the Concorde Captain. He can only work with two airlines, he would almost always have to be either British or French and he would fly the world’s

The World’s First Operational Jet Fighter The Gloster Meteor The date was August 4, 1944, the time 1616 hours, the place over Tonbridge in the south of England. On patrol at an altitude of around 6000 feet, Flying Officer T. D. ‘Dixie’ Dean of 616 Squadron, RAF, spotted a ‘Diver’ – code name for the

Army Wins Fight to Operate Battlefield Helicopters The Australian Army has won its brief battle to gain control over the RAAF’s battlefield helicopters. Taking most defence observers by surprise, the late November decision by Defence Minister, Kim Beazley ushers in part one of a longer-term doctrine endorsing many of the recommendations made in the Dibb

Dofa’s Civil Aviation Corporation the Start of a New Era? The basic framework for splitting up the various functions of the Department of Aviation has moved a step closer following Aviation Minister Peter Morris’ late October announcement of the formation of the CivilAviation Corporation. The CAC will ultimately be responsible for the management of the

Airline ‘War of the Pacific About to Begin: Forget Pearl Harbour, the real war of the Pacific is about to begin between America’s two largest carriers. United and Continental and its Pacific rim competitors led by Qantas and Air New Zealand. The battle is being fought over the terms of the bilateral air services agreement

Product Liability Claims Another Victim: As a direct result of the disastrous US situation regarding corporate product liability insurance, Avco Lycoming has decided to withdraw from their engine development contract with John Deere. Lycoming signed a contract with John Deere in 1985 to jointly develop stratified charge rotary engines for aviation applications in a programme