According to the Grant Samuel report in the Airline Partners Australia (APA) 221 page Target Statement for the ill-fated $11. 1 billion private equity buyout of Qantas, the airline would have required a following wind to succeed. As history has shown, the US sub-prime loan driven debt crisis and subsequent world financial market turmoil begs
New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIALNUMBER/DATE/OWNEROROPERATOR/PREVIOUSREGISTRATIONS AOB RobinsonR22BetaII421012/11/07HelicopterFlightCentre(Australasia), POBox 1100 Airlie Beach Qld 4802 AYB Liberty XL2 0077 3/12/07 Anthony Dever, 205 William St Melbourne Vic 3000 N598XL BVR KavanaghD-90KB37328/11/07RowlandHughes, POBox1840Mildura Vic3502 BXE KavanaghD-90KB37428/11/07RowlandHughes, POBox1840Mildura Vic3502 CFI Cessna172SSkyhawkSP172S1059621/11/07GeneralFlyingServices, POBox40 Southland Centre Vic 3192 N10225 CPZ Cirrus SR22 0628 21/11/07 Paul Smith, 8 Akenside Rd London UK N6184B DLN
CASA figures reveal that pilot numbers are still dropping, with the overall fall from mid 2006 to mid 2007 at 4189. While there were some increases, it is of note that there were 3856 fewer private pilots at mid 2007. The current figures are to be contained in the CASA annual report for 2006-2007. This
Last year was a very good year for the industry generally, bringing with it profitability levels not seen for many years, and certainly not since the events of 2001. The year saw very significant increases in demand for our services, particularly from the booming resources industry. Many operators have been able to expand and upgrade
A Brisbane Curfew? Pm Kevin Rudd, Who Reportedly Spent $30,000 of His Own Money Fighting the New Runway at Brisbane Airport, Now Says He Wants a Jet Curfew There. This Would Appease a Local Noise Lobby Group That Reportedly Resorts to Low Flight Complaints Against Jets That, Almost Without Exception, Are Legitimately at or Above
10 Years Ago • the First Flight of the Socata/renault Tb 20 Trinidad Powered by a 200hp (149kw) Four Cylinder Five Litre Renault Mr200 Diesel Engine Took Place From Tarbes, France, on March 3. • Boeing Handed Over the First Two of Four E-767 Awacs Aircraft for the Japanese Air Self-defence Force, N767ja/64-3501 and N767jb/64-3502,