During a recent visit to the US I met my old friend Ed Flynn, who himself had just returned from the UK. “Bob… these Englishmen, they really take this monitoring hobby of ours very seriously. You know, all they want is selcal codes. And they’re monitoring ACARS to get them from particular flights. The only

Simops Review AirServices Australia is undertaking a review of SIMOPS. SIMOPS is an ATC procedure which permits simultaneous operations (landings and/or takeoffs) on intersecting runways. After successfully using SIMOPS at many airports throughout Australia including Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport (KSA), AirServices undertook a risk analysis of the procedures. The results of the analysis indicate that

Regional Airline News Airlines of Tasmania Metro III VH-NEL was withdrawn from service on February 17 and the same day ferried to Tamworth for planned maintenance. As a replacement, Tamair Metro III VH-NEK arrived in Launceston on February 17 and later entered service with Airlines of Tasmania. Airnorth Regional has ordered three Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilias

Kiwi Makes Profit, More Plans Startup international carrier Kiwi Travel International Airlines has posted an impressive $NZ1.2m profit for its first 10 months of operations to January. Said Kiwi’s CEO Ewan Wilson “We are thrilled to be able to announce such an astonishing financial performance at a time when we are still growing our business