Marc Joel Atrero

Air NZ plans capacity boost, schedule changes to domestic network ATR turboprops for Christchurch-Wellington trunk route gets ratings lift after big first half profit Air New Zealand is planning a significant shakeup to its domestic network involving additional capacity on main trunk and regional routes, as well as schedule improvements designed to boost connectivity to

Is the timing of Australia’s F-35 acquisition falling into place? About this time 10 years ago then Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson first began giving serious consideration to a potential air combat capability gap between the scheduled retirement of the RAAF’s F-111s in 2010 and the planned arrival of the first F-35s in 2012. Those

Air NZ looking to sell Virgin Australia stake Rocket says: This is nothing like Qantas two years ago. Qantas were profitable before and after that. Virgin under the current leadership has not been profitable at any point. Question that has to be asked is if not for the $350m capital raising, partial sale of Velocity

The RAAF’s networked Hercules Air Mobility Group (AMG)prides itself on being at the vanguard of the implementation of Plan Jericho, the Air Force’s program to transform into “a fully-integrated force that is capable of fighting and winning in the information age”. Following the recent installation of new, advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) and imagery display systems

10 years ago The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has reported over 3,580 aircraft valued at US$15. 1 billion were delivered during 2005. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in

The only new aircraft type listed in the New Allocations this issue is Josef Melvald’s JZD-37 UCL. Not much is known about this aircraft, only that it is an amateur-built machine powered by an Avia M462- RF nine-cylinder radial engine. The Czech-built powerplant is air cooled and supercharged and produces around 310hp (232kW) and drives