MacAir owner Terry Byrt has asked for his company to be placed voluntary receivership after failing to obtain additional funds from the Government

The airline that services most of north QLD had asked for an additional $7M as a one-off ex gratia payment but that was rejected

	Banker Suncorp Metway is reported to be owed around $10 million and the oil companies $4 million for fuel
It was only 9 months ago when MacAir was purchased by Terry Byrt - click on this line to view the report from April last year

A Cessna C172 operated by the Royal QLD Aero Club has carried out a successful forced landing into a paddock at Greenbank

No one was injured in the incident

The 4-seater was heading back to Archerfield when the engine apparently malfunctioned near the inbound reporting point