Marc Joel Atrero

The World’s Largest Aircraft Visits Perth The passion of 15-year-old Jarrod Swanwick about the world’s biggest aircraft perfectly captures the response to the giant Antonov An-225’s record-breaking visit to Perth in May. Robert and Leanne Swanwick brought their son from Bunbury to Perth for a 24-hour visit to see the An-225 arrive on Sunday May

10 years ago Following flight testing of the first of five Airbus A330MRTTs for the RAAF at Toulouse during May the aircraft is now being modified to Multi Role Tanker Transport configuration at EADS CASA in Madrid. The extensive conversion will see the installation of a centreline retractable boom, underwing hose and drogue pods and

Three new types are shown in the New Allocations section this issue although all are developments of types already flying in Australia. Pride of place goes to CML Aviation’s Gulfstream G350 NKD. NKD is a 2007-built aircraft which first flew using the Gulfstream test markings of N486GA before becoming N722MM with 350 Leasing at Las

All the instructor’s work to get their charge over the line is often not seen by the student I got the job!” my former student told me with much enthusiasm. He had finally scored the position that he had been seeking, flying as the first officer with an airline. He was over the moon and

Convair 440 for HARS A Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) crew of four pilots arrived in South Africa in early May to prepare the organisation’s latest acquisition, a Convair 440, for its ferry to Australia. The aircraft is at Wonderboom in South Africa and should be flying to Australia in coming weeks. “Unfortunately it is

TAAAF policy document outlines a new way forward It is an extraordinary indictment of modern politics just how quickly the hard grind of policy development has been surrendered to the media grab and the thought bubble. Thankfully, industry is not averse to hard work and deep thought and has put together a comprehensive policy document