In an unprecedented but innovative move, the head of AirServices Australia, Bill Pollard, has invited Dick Smith, vocal critic of the proposed airspace plan, to put forward his own proposal for an alternative airspace design. Followers of the airspace saga will be aware that Dick Smith has vowed to continue the fight against the plan

The Engines The battle of the big fans is getting very, very hot. Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and General Electric are all desperate to sell their mightiest turbofans on the 777 and A330, desperate to justify the enormous costs of developing the most powerful gas turbines ever put into the air. Pratt’s is winning, Rolls

Trans Tasman Talks Resume After a 20 month break, talks on the subject of the formation of a single trans Tasman aviation market will resume this month and are due to be completed by November this year. The move follows the previous government’s decision to renege on its offer of Australian domestic rights to Air

Bottom Line Alison Williams has taken up the new Ansett position of Director, Strategy and Planning. Kiwi International Airlines’ new managers for Victoria and WA respectively are Dean Cleaver and Rick Shepard. Qantas has appointed John Kerr (DoT’s former Assistant Secretary, International Relations Branch, Aviation Policy Division) as its General Manager International Relations. Singapore Airlines