Asian Aerospace Asian aerospace, both the industry and its namesake airshow are booming. Asia’s much-touted economic boom is not something that western aerospace companies have ignored, and this was reflected in the volume of the exhibitors and the size of their presence at Asian Aerospace, thus giving credibility to the organiser’s claim that the exhibition

Coalition Will Reopen Runway The Federal Opposition has promised to reopen Sydney Airport’s east-west runway if it comes to power after the federal election. Its policy on Sydney Airport covers several key points, among them: capping movements at the current 80 per hour maximum; reopening the east-west runway to spread the airport’s noise equitably but

General Aviation Sesse Caa Inquiry Extended Transport Minister Laurie Brereton has extended the enquiry into the Civil Aviation’s handling of Seaview Air’s operations until March 1996. This is the second extension to the enquiry and according to Mr Brereton: “in view of the Government’s concerns at the length of the enquiry, this will be the

Retention Bonus Introduced In an effort to stem the flow of air traffic control (ATC) officers leaving the Australian Defence Force for more attractive civil jobs, the Government is to introduce a $70,000 ‘Retention Bonus’ to tempt them to stay on. The loss rate has increased markedly since early 1995 when AirServices Australia began a