Marc Joel Atrero

Aviators have always lived in a twilight zone of categorisation. Each time they sit down to complete a form, the field asking for ‘tertiary qualifications’ leaves them in a quandary. Despite having sat a multitude of exams and having undergone numerous subsequent checks of their proficiency, professional pilots don’t seem to fit into the ‘degree

RAAF eyes multi-INT Triton for maritime patrol and other surveillance roles Australia is keen to acquire the multiple-intelligence (multi-INT) configuration of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will boast capabilities akin to those of the US Navy’s EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance aircraft. According to US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) principal deputy program

Back in the late 1990s state-owned Garuda Indonesia was one of the region’s basket cases. Deep in debt and near bankrupt, the carrier’s operations were mired in corruption, cronyism and nepotism, not to mention its dismal safety reputation. It has taken some time but today the Jakarta-based flag carrier is pulling in awards, making money

Wedgetail first cab off the rank to be cleared for boom refuelling from the KC-30A If ever there was a symbolic milestone that denotes the ever deepening of RAAF capabilities, it was the recent trials to clear 2 Squadron’s E-7A Wedgetail to refuel from 33 Squadron’s Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports. This sticking point

Boeing tackles the 757 replacement quandary In an ironic twist Boeing’s answer to the so-called ‘757 replacement’ market may well turn out to be a modern-day interpretation of the aircraft that was supposed to be its nemesis and the salvation for McDonnell Douglas. Late in 1979 McDonnell Douglas announced that its Advanced Twin Medium Range

Mike and Jan Becker’s Sunshine Coast-based helicopter flight training school shows just what can be achieved through vision and hard work After working in the helicopter utility world in the mountainous terrain of Papua New Guinea, husband and wife team Mike and Jan Becker returned to Australia in 1993 looking for a lifestyle change. “What