Marc Joel Atrero

Tiger, tiger, burning bright. It’s what Virgin Australia wants to see at its budget subsidiary Tigerair as the no-frills operator prepares to make its initial foray offshore in March next year. So far, the signs are promising as it creeps into profit for the first time, dramatically improves on-time performance and goes all out to

We have closed the flightdeck door on those that fear our world of flight At times it is all too easy to take what we do for granted. Even if we don’t fly as crew, those of us associated with aviation generally have a baseline of knowledge that allows the oddities to make sense and

New routes, capacity and passenger experience coming from overseas carriers This year and next will be remembered as one of the larger spikes in international routes and capacity in and out of Australia and New Zealand in recent memory, largely due to new routes, increased frequency and larger aircraft from foreign carriers, from Qatar Airways

Political constraints are strangling the IS air war The American-led air campaign against Islamic State over Iraq- Syria began just over a year ago. The RAAF is making a significant contribution, including F/A-18 fighters, a Wedgetail AEW&C, a KC-30 tanker, and support by C-17 and C-130 airlift. Although the campaign has had some success, IS

Asia’s airports are struggling to cope with booming traffic growth More than a thousand delegates from airlines and airports across the globe were tearing their hair out on Sentosa Island in November… and for good reason. They had gathered for the 137th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Slot Conference, a bi-annual smorgasbord of delicate negotiation

Metrojet disaster raises fresh potential security concerns The terrible tragedy of the loss of Metrojet Flight 7K9268 flying from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) to St Petersburg (Russia) killing all 224 on board was compounded by a rash of misinformation surrounding the loss. The Egyptian government, the airline, foreign governments and