June 28  2007
The News Desk has been advised that Noel Notley - one of Archerfield's best known aircraft salesman during the halcyon years of the 70's and 80's - has passed away in Mauritius whilst on holiday with family

 
Family members have advised that there will be a memorial service to be held for Noel at St Marks Anglican Church - Main St - Buderim on Friday 6^th July commencing at 1100 hours

June 23  2007
A medical emergency risk management debate has erupted in Kiwi Land after an Air New Zealand Beech 1900D Commuter Prop-Jet with 17 passengers on board was forced to carry out a wheels-up landing at Blenheim's Woodbourne airport a few days ago after suffering an undercarriage malfunction on approach to Wellington

Doctors argue that Wellington with its two public hospitals had a larger ambulance and surgical resources than Blenheim and was more suited to large scale injuries which would certainly swamp any secondary service hospital - "they would be much better served at a tertiary hospital like Wellington"

 
A doctor at Blenheim's Emergency Services indicated that if the landing had gone wrong and resulted in multiple casualties the town's emergency services would have been overwhelmed - the company that operated the B1900 said Blenheim was chosen as it was less busy than Wellington

News Desk Comment

Risk management of emergency situations should not consider the inconvenience to the travelling public - click this message to display the Beech 1900 landing showing the danger of separated propeller blades - any one penetrating the fuselage would have been disastrous