Marc Joel Atrero

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

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