Horriblis’ for the New Zealand Defence Force. The public airing of its dirty laundry, starting with intense media interest in over spending on the RNZAF Base Ohakea commander’s house, has put defence chiefs on the spot and raised new criticism of New Zealand’s general defence spending. For the New Zealand public, these matters have overshadowed

Following the disclosure of the circumstances surrounding the crash of the Monarch Chieftain at Young June last year, resulting in considerable public disquiet, the Government had little option but to mount an inquiry into the safety aspects of the commuter and general aviation sectors in this country. The Minister for Transport, Laurie Brereton subsequently requested

Australia Reneges On Transtasman Agreement The Federal Government has backed out of its commitment to establish a single aviation market between Australia and New Zealand, the responsible minister – Laurie Brereton – blaming New Zealand for the decision by claiming it has failed to deliver its side of the bargain. The idea of an integrated

People Qantas has appointed David Burden as Executive GM Information Technology. Bottom Line The current scrutiny of the CAA’s affairs have seen to that. And as our skies become ever busier, the subject is unlikely to go away. Ironically, a major problem for today’s air safety administrators (not to mention the bureaucrats whose task it