"A QANTAS flight carrying 389 passengers, including some of Australia's top business leaders returning from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, was aborted at Charles De Gaulle airport Paris France after an engine malfunctioned before take-off"

   Source:- www.news.com.au

CASA defends Ansett over plane problems - details were obtained from ABC and from news.com.au about missed maintenance and a 'heavy' doing a heavy landing !

Recent reports in the OZ News Media from those in a position of power mention that light aircraft safety is twice a good here in OZ when compared to similar countries such as the USA

If this is the case, why is the March 2001 Issue of the AAUP Insight Newsletter¹ saying the complete opposite, "What makes general aviation in the USA twice as safe as it is in OZ ?"

Archerfield's DC4 was back working again during the week without drama, this time with a freight run to Norfolk Island

Hangars for sale or rent at AF also feature this week, a big change of direction compared to a few years ago !

The latest issue of Aviation Trader¹ "Classified Ads" section has no less than 3 hangars available for sale by private owners wishing to dispose of their airfield asset

Interesting editorial comment in Queensland's Sunday Mail - February 4 issue - after reporting about the recent spate of light aircraft accidents around the State

"Perhaps it is time our safety and regulatory bodies started to listen to the men and women in the cockpit"

The News Desk recalls about 20 years ago these "regulatory bodies" thought they knew all about aviation and tried to change the way pilots flew light aircraft by issuing one new air regulation after another which did nothing to improve air safety - however - it did made a bigger bureaucracy !