Marc Joel Atrero

Regional aviation facing challenges but also opportunities From Dusty Mining Towns to the Rolling Green Plains of the Nation’s Food Bowl, the Diversity of Australia’s Rural Landscape Mirrors the Contrasting Fortunes of Those That Provide Critical Air Services That Link the Bush to the Big City. Certainly the Well Publicised Collapse in Bulk Commodities Prices

In late September Jetstar’s long-haul international operations completed transition to an all-Boeing 787-8 fleet. But for the Australian low cost operator and its Asian counterparts long-haul still doesn’t mean ultra-long-haul, even with the dramatically improved economics and range of the Dreamliner. Launching to Europe and mainland North America still seems a risk too far for

The new ADF pilot training system aims to do more with less thanks to new aircraft and advanced simulation. In 2010, a Pilatus Owned Pc- 21 Performed Above the Crowd at the Point Cook Air Pageant, Performing a Spirited Display That the Company Hoped Would Help Influence the Outcome of Air 5428, the Adf’s New

Cobham continues to look for new FIFO opportunities, but the market is “very tight” and expected to remain challenging in the year ahead. The downturn in Australia’s mineral resources sector is providing challenges for Cobham Aviation Services – along with other charter operators – yet the Adelaidebased group is continuing to win new contracts and

When Border Force becomes border farce When incoming international passengers at some Australian airports have to wait 90 minutes to be processed it is not Border Force in action it’s a “border farce” according to one passenger who complained bitterly to the author. And one would have to agree for no matter what explanation is

Ground-based air defence The popular image of the fight to win control of the air is one of scores of fighters locked in swirling dogfights, epitomised by the Battle of Britain in World War 2 and MiG Alley in Korea. A less well-known method of asserting air control is ground-based air defence, which in certain