Marc Joel Atrero

Inappropriate land use development proposals are being approved in areas around airports Protection of the airspace around Australian airports is critical to their safe and efficient operation and capacity to grow to meet future demand for air travel. As our towns and cities across Australia continue to grow and expand, it is more important than

NDB decommissioning too fast too soon The RAAA continues to attract membership applications from flying training organisations (FTOs), highlighting an emerging demand for a single, unified voice for this sector. Coincidentally, the theme for our annual convention to be held in the Hunter Valley later this year is Strength in Numbers. Working with the RAAA

Early delivery for additional Foxtrot Chinooks The Australian Army has secured early delivery of its three additional new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks. The first new machine will arrive “in about a month,” Commander 16 Aviation Brigade, Brigadier Michael Prictor, told Australian Aviation on May 11. “There was a window of opportunity on the production line to

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news A380-842 VH-OQA, which had been under maintenance with Lufthansa Technik in Manila since February 16, ferried out on April 12 as QF6010 to Sydney (arriving April 13). It returned to service the same day when it operated QF1 to Dubai and London. A380-842 VH-OQB ferried

The fate of Cessna 210 VH-MDX remains a mystery 35 years after its disappearance, presumed crashed in the rugged Barrington Tops National Park. Could it happen again? In the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370, the greater public and aviation community alike have been intrigued by how an aircraft can go missing almost

Premium economy surges as the “comfort canyon” widens As Virgin Australia introduces its refitted Boeing 777-300ER premium economy section (six months late, but with three inches more legroom at 41in), Qantas prepares to finalise the layout of its forthcoming Boeing 787-9 order and Delta announces its plans to launch premium economy when it takes its