A lighter moment at Tu/la for these ground personnel, one of which was certainly tied up at the time! The photo was taken by reader Phil Maxwell of Surry Hills while taxying out in a TAA 727 during November 1977. Could this be a new move for increased discipline within the TWU's ranks? If any reader can tell us the fate of the captive baggage handler then it's worth a one-year subscription to the first one received.

Short Finals

East West – Australian Airlines 1990s security blanket?

Talk around the industry of East West Airlines being purchased outright by another party is hardly new. We in fact ran a news update on this subject in the September Airline Affairs section. However, quite a few readers have asked exactly what Australian Airlines, as the primary player in all discussions on this subject, would gain from such a foray.

Fair question and so as to leave no doubt as to the potential relevance this subject has to the long-term viability of Australia we present the following points of interest.

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