Former Faa Atc Chief Tohead Asa A former chief of the United States air traffic control system, Mr William Pollard, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of AirServices Australia. Mr Pollard has had a 30 year career with the US Federal Aviation Administration including six years as Associate Administrator for Air Traffic with responsibility

Bottom Line Ansett New Zealand has announced a $NZ2.6m ($A2.3m) operating profit for the year ended June 30, an improvement of $NZ13m over 1993/94 and a $NZ50m improvement over 1992/93. Rolls-Royce’s interim half year result to June 30, incorporating the results of Allison for three months, was an operating profit of £53m ($A110m) and a

Omads For Indonesia? Indonesia has reportedly shown interest in acquiring some or all of the 24 GAF Nomads recently grounded by the Australian Defence Force. The Philippines has also shown interest in obtaining some of the aircraft, although in both cases no formal approaches have yet been made. Both countries are existing users of the

Staas Wins Air India Contract The fortunes of ASTA Aircraft Services (ASTAAS) look to be further improving with the winning of a contract to perform heavy maintenance work on two Air India Boeing 747-300s. The new contract is in addition to other recently won work, the overhaul of two 747s for British Airways and another