With so much to do at Easter AA decided this time to be totally different and to visit a major air show in a foreign country. Well, not really that ‘foreign’ as I am sure our Kiwi cousins across the Tasman feel as equally at home with us as we do with them. Certainly our

The Federal Government Reneges on Agreement to Industry In 1984, the Federal Government commissioned MrHenry Bosch to lead an independent inquiry to examine and report on the costs attributed to the Australian aviation industry. His report recommended, inter alia, that regulatory costs should continue to be separated from other costs, that costs associated with setting

Compass Revival Closer: The reincarnation of Compass Airlines in a completely new form has moved one step closer following the signing of an underwriting agreement between Southern Cross Airlines Holdings and stockbroker JB Were & Son. The Australian Securities Commission. has registered the prospectus for the $50m float and strong support is expected from Queensland

Bottom Line Aerospatiale has reported a net profit of FFrbn213m ($A50. lm) for 1991 with a 16% rise in sales, mainly in aircraft and to a lesser extent in helicopter sales. This is a marked improvement over the 1990 loss of FFr396mn ($A93. 2bn). The group’s Chairman, in reporting a successful year for 1991, said