Marc Joel Atrero

Troubled MRJ raises flight test, capacity and passenger experience questions   It hasn’t been smooth sailing for Mitsubishi’s MRJ regional jet, with the ferry flight of the first aircraft to the US to continue flight testing twice having to be aborted due to a technical issue. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Air NZ posts record profit but sees challenges ahead Luxon says Virgin partnership unchanged after share selloff Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says his airline’s partnership with Virgin Australia has been unaffected by the decision to withdraw from the board and sell its equity stake. In addition to their alliance on the Tasman,

Defence acquisitions are not without risk   As fate would have it, this issue I have written features about the Tiger ARH and MH-60R Romeo helicopter programs, one reporting on an on time and on budget FMS acquisition, the other about yet another audit report into a military-off-the-shelf (MOTS) acquisition that has been anything but

Exercise Pitch Black returns, but with a new focus on electronic warfare and air-land integration Pitch Black has grown up as the Air Force has grown up,” observed AIRCDRE Rick Owen, a senior ACO whose participation in the RAAF’s premier air exercise dates back to its inception in 1981. Conducted between July 19 and August

10 years ago The first Airbus A380 passenger flight took place on September 4 from Toulouse with test aircraft MSN 002 carrying 474 Airbus employees on the first of four ‘Early Long Flights’ scheduled during the week. The first Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) specially modified from a 747-400 had its maiden flight on

A massive register update this issue due to around 200 extra details from the Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA) coming to light, some dating back more than four years. Three new types are shown in the New Allocations this month, the Robinson Cadet, a Sonex Zenos and a Diamond Super Dimona. This content is available