New Entrant Gate Priority Released: The DTC released on May 22 the priority of order for new entrant airlines seeking access to existing Ansett and Australian Airlines gateways at airports where common user terminals do not exist. Priority was given as Compass, Trans Continental and Southern Cross (in that order) though the aviation support minister,
Caa Bosses to Quit: Both the Civil Aviation Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Collin Freeland, and its Deputy Chief Executive, Mr Allan Rainbird, have indicated they will not be applying for their current positions when they are advertised in the near future. All of the CAN. s senior positions will be advertised following the passing
Jet Systems Win Major Charter and Defence Contracts: Two highly sought after contracts, currently held by the TNT and News Ltd owned Lloyd Air of Ade- laide Airport, have been won by two associated companies based on Adelaide airport. The contracts, for the carriage of workers between Adelaide and the Moomba natural gas field in
Boeing Now Offering Only the 747-400 Series: Boeing will no longer offer any versions of its 747 jetliners except its newest model, the 747-400. “The 747-400’s newer engine technology allowing higher gross weights, its two person flight deck plus the aerodynamic efficiency gained from longer wings and wing-lets, all make it the only logical choice
Compass Float Receives Strong Support: Initial interest in the stock exchange launch of Compass Airlines was so strong that the prospectus has had to be reprinted three times with the expected 100 million shares being sold by late June. At presstime a number of large institutions, including BT Australia, the Commonwealth Superannuation Fund, AMP and
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Sir Colin Marshall, Chief Executive of British Airways, was unnervingly correct when he recently painted a grim future for aviation unless massive changes occur very quickly in four primary areas of what we call the air transport industry. Sir Colin stated that the world’s airlines would economically grind to