Marc Joel Atrero

China’s airport security ‘light bulb’ moment Given the state of the world over the past couple of decades you’d be forgiven for thinking the aviation industry globally had already done more than enough to intensify efforts to protect airlines and airports from the sort of violent attack by militant groups that have become only too

Close encounters of the unmanned kind To the list of traditional challenges pilots face – more traffic and congestion, more bad weather, more challenging rosters – can be added a new headache – more and more out-of-control unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. The growing numbers are troubling. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

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