Marc Joel Atrero

Harrier for Australia A Hawker Siddeley T. 4A Harrier is to grace Australian shores and maybe skies. The Harrier, a two-seat machine, has been bought in the UK by Australian company Advanced VTOL Technologies (AVT) which intends to restore the jump jet to its former glory. With a tad of luck AVT will display the

Airport Safety Week 2016 The Australian Airports Association (AAA) and the New Zealand Airports Association (NZ Airports) are excited to continue the partnership that has delivered Airport Safety Week to Australian and New Zealand airports since the inaugural campaign in 2014. Airport Safety Week has matured greatly since its inception and the campaign will continue

Better aviation policy would drive better economic outcomes At its core, aviation is a service industry. It enables and assists other sectors to build a bigger economy, improve the wellbeing of communities and create jobs that would otherwise not exist. Whether it is firefighting, protecting farmers’ crops, connecting regional Australia, facilitating business through dependable schedules,

Deconstructing some aviation expressions The flying fraternity, like most industries, has over the years developed a series of expressions that relate to the operation of aircraft. While there are a lot around the following are a few that easily come to mind, sometimes because we hear them so often, touching on the cautious or even

The Australian Aviation Associations Forum’s policy proposals would reform Australian aviation This edition summarises the first part of the 2016 The Australian Aviation Associations Forum’s (TAAAF) recently-released Aviation Policy which offers a practical strategy to continue the task of reforming Australia’s aviation landscape. The RAAA is an active member of TAAAF, and commends all with

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region GORDON REID Qantas Group news A380-842 VH-OQB, which had been in Manila for maintenance since April 12, was ferried to Sydney as QF6010 on May 20. It returned to service later that day when it operated QF1 from Sydney to Dubai. A380-842 VH-OQC ferried from Sydney to Manila