Marc Joel Atrero

Australian aviation news & views Qantas, Virgin apply the capacity brakes Qantas CEO says airlines showing “discipline” amid sluggish domestic economy, Virgin shows “underlying” profit improvement Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says Australia’s domestic carriers have shown “discipline” in response to a sluggish economy amid pre-election worries and ongoing weakness in the resources sector. Difficult

The politics of Badgerys Creek I’m unlikely to be accused of being a Tony Abbott fan. But I do admire the fact that he got on and made a firm decision to proceed with the development of a second Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek. “I accept that we do need to do something about airport

Regulatory reform, the low oil price and rapidly-ageing LAMEs are just three of the challenges facing Australia’s rotary-wing operators, but the industry remains collectively hopeful of better times ahead At a glance, Australia’s helicopter industry in 2016 remains in a state of flux, thanks to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) controversial regulatory reforms and

10 years ago The production of commercial aircraft in California came to an end on May 23 with the delivery of the final two Boeing 717s to Midwest Airlines and AirTran Airways in a ceremony at the Long Beach plant. In all, 156 717s were built. In 1941 Douglas opened the factory as part of

Peter Pendergast’s PP108 XSK is the only new type listed in the New Allocations this issue. Peter has designed and built the fully-aerobatic aircraft from the ground up, but he has taken design features from the Edge 540, Extra 300 and DR107 One Design. The PP108’s fuselage is of chrome moly tubular construction, with fabric

Once it’s gone, it’s gone The panel gauges become harder to see as the sun slips down below the horizon. The aircraft continues flying as the pilot realises that daylight has rapidly slipped away and that there is still a distance to go to the destination. Last light has passed. It is now night. What