Marc Joel Atrero

Not the ‘who?’, focus on the ‘why?’ When I was growing up, there were a few basic rules about when to speak and when not to. In an aviation sense, human factors and CRM refined the process further, but even so, one was encouraged to be measured in one’s thoughts and avoid shooting from the

The search for MH370 two years on Two years ago on March 8 2014 MH370 – with 239 passengers and crew aboard – went missing on route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. So far, only one piece of wreckage – a flaperon – has been recovered, while 80,000 sq kms of the ocean floor of

New Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies on RAAF cultural change and capabilities To paraphrase our new Prime Minister, there’s never been a busier time to be the Chief of Air Force. As this issue of Australian Aviation went to press, Royal Australian Air Force Hornets, supported by a Wedgetail AEW&C platform and

The problem with ultra long-haul passenger experience Clearly, this is the month for airlines to fight over the title of “longest flight in the world”, with Emirates (Dubai-Auckland, Dubai- Panama City) and United (San Francisco-Singapore) – and possibly Qatar Airways (Doha- Auckland) – all fighting for the crown of Worst Longest Flight. Excuse me, “World’s

Pilot training at Avalon would be largely responsible for establishing Qantas’s muchadmired safety record through the jet era The current debate surrounding the extensive role of simulators in pilot check and training has prompted many former Qantas pilots to cast their minds back to Boeing 707 training at Avalon, near Geelong in the 1960s and

‘We know better than you’ – still Despite the ongoing calls from the CASA CEO for increased engagement and cooperation from industry, actions by CASA staff continue to prove that the old culture of ‘we know better than you’ is still dominant. In a ridiculous ‘make work’ and ‘add red tape’ scenario, CASA is now