Marc Joel Atrero

Sold out exhibitor space highlights a successful Rotortech 2016 Around 350 delegates attended the Australian Helicopter Industry Association’s Rotortech 2016 conference and exposition at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast over May 27-29, despite the global downturn in the helicopter industry. More than 40 exhibitors displayed their wares at the three-day event

Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airship has the potential to revolutionise transportation to remote locations If you think of an airship, most people get an image of the giant rigid airships of the 1920s and ’30s. The size of ocean liners, these lighter-than-air behemoths were a glamorous and unique way for passengers to travel across the North

Airbus embraces technology to improve aircraft production and design As Airbus prepares to ramp up production on both the narrowbody A320 workhorse and next generation A350 widebody, the company is exploring new ways of working and utilising new technologies to ensure everyone from the factory floor up are best placed to meet the ambitious targets

Airbus won’t be offering a re-engined version, or neo (new engine option), of its giant A380 any time soon. That became clear at the European planemaker’s annual Innovation Days media event in Hamburg recently. On the other hand, despite an ongoing struggle to win new customers for the world’s largest airliner, the company’s top officials

The RAAF has completed a successful series ot trial flights demonstrating the ability to re-supply Australia’s Antarctic stations using the C-17 airlifter In the howling wilderness of Antarctica, rescue or relief to those huddled in Australia’s research stations was once a thing measured by the month. Now, thanks to flights to the continent undertaken by

Bombardier CSeries makes first passenger flight. As launch customer Swiss puts the Bombardier CSeries CS100 aircraft into service this month, the newest entrant into the 100-149-seat market is riding a wave of praise from its first passenger flight. Described as “semi-commercial” by Bombardier – all the approvals for a commercial flight, but without any money