Marc Joel Atrero

Lockheed Martin acquires Sikorsky Lockheed Martin has emerged as the successful bidder for Sikorsky in a US$9 billion deal that will result in the world’s biggest military helicopter manufacturer joining the fold of the world’s biggest defence contractor. “Sikorsky is a natural fit for Lockheed Martin and complements our broad portfolio of world-class aerospace and

Sea Furies exported Two Sea Furies held by the late Murray Griffith’s Precision Aerospace operation in Wangaratta have been sold overseas. Murray’s own Mk II Sea Fury, VH‑SFY, was removed from the CASA register on June 22 as ‘withdrawn from service’. Murray acquired the aircraft as a project in 2006. Some work had been done

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