March 9 
The ex-Archerfield and now Maroochydore based AAQ flying school has been grounded by CASA for minor breaches of operation

Media reports indicate that the authority pulled Aviation Academy of Queensland's AOC for failing in "proper record-keeping in pilot's logbooks and other training records"

Reports also have AAQ incorrectly based at Archerfield, however the flying school has left the airfield - refer HERE for details back in February '02

 March 14 
In the USA the terrorist that was held responsible for leading the September 11 attack on the WTC Buildings has just been issued a student visa by the US Immigration Service 12 months after applying

The visa arrived at the Huffman Aviation School located at the Venice Municipal Airport in Florida where they had been carrying out flight training prior to the attack

 March 13 
Security staff at Melbourne's Essendon airport saw someone trying to start a 10-seater aircraft early on Sunday and challenged him

The would-be thief aborted the start and absconded before the police arrived

News media also reported Essendon airport as "housing about 100 businesses which provide more than 1,000 jobs"

Now that sounds very similar to how Archerfield was about 30 years ago!

 March 10 
A USA registered Cessna twin is reported by the new media as having crashed just short of the Cairns airport in FNQ after apparently running out of fuel

The aircraft - with a family of two adults and two children on board - appeared to be on world holiday flight from the USA

The pilot was the only person to receive any sort of serious injury with the rest of the family escaping from the forced landing - 18km south of Cairns airport - with only minor injuries