Marc Joel Atrero

Thank a business owner for stepping up Just running an aviation business can frequently test your resolve and your sanity, so spare a thought for those companies that find themselves with an aviation business that is also governed by the seasons, weather, weeds, pests, plant disease or bushfires. If only it were as easy as

The aviation industry is being taxed and regulated within an inch of its life The Australian aviation industry is somewhat schizophrenic. Qantas and Virgin dominate the main trunk routes and soak up most of the political capital. The former is back in the black and the latter is moving heaven and earth to catch up.

For small regional communities, the airport can be the sole link to the rest of the country For some time the AAA has been aware of a common issue facing many regional airports across the country: the inability to secure sufficient funding for maintenance and infrastructure upgrades. The vast majority of regional aerodromes are owned

Qantas Group news This issue we report the deliveries of a 787-8 to Jetstar and a Fokker 100 to QantasLink and the departures of an A330-200 and two 767-300s from Qantas. A330-202 VH-EBI was withdrawn from service in Manila on September 13 after operating QF19 from Sydney. The following day VH-EBI, which will be converted

CASA seeks feedback for NPRM on aerial work The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on September 15 about the proposed new rules for aerial work operations to be contained in Part 138 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. Through NPRM 1519OS, CASA is seeking feedback on its rule

While GPS technologies have long been used to guide munitions to hit targets unerringly, the same technology is now being harnessed to accurately deliver air dropped cargo to the feet of those who need it. In July this year, 84 Wing, part of the RAAF’s Air Mobility Group, introduced a training capability for the Joint