Marc Joel Atrero

Regional aviation lumbers under a heavy regulatory load Reality has struck and things are back to ‘normal’ in regional aviation. In other words it is a tough market, and likely to remain so for some time. The regional aviation industry provides essential services across the nation so to a certain extent they are somewhat inelastic.

A ‘new’ face on the block In 1958, a group of pilots and business owners were brought together by the Commonwealth Departments of Agriculture and Civil Aviation with two objectives – to improve safety in agricultural aviation and to improve government regulation. Over the intervening 57 years, the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia has grown

The time has come to reform international air service agreements There is an undeniably strong link between aviation and tourism. Given that the majority of international visitors to Australia arrive via our gateway airports, it is very important that we continually look for ways to improve the aviation industry. The number of flights between Australian

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region This issue, while columnist Gordon Reid is on leave in the US, Traffic produces its annual summary of aircraft deliveries and disposals in our region for the six-month halves of the previous financial year. Jet airliner deliveries July-December 2014 For the six months to December 31 2014 a

A love of aviation has seen one of Australia’s most talented comic writers share the real-life stories of Australian airmen from World War 2 Most aviation buffs can point to a particular aircraft or incident that helped ignite a lifelong passion for aircraft. For the author, it was the sight and sound of an Ansett

Boeing has a five-year contract to support the RAAF’s E-7A Wedgetail, which recently achieved final operational capability Boeing Defence Australia has welcomed the declaration of final operational capability (FOC) for the RAAF E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control platform, which has been winning praise for its reliability and effectiveness on operations in Iraq and