Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorWarbirds #398 | RAAF Richmond marks 100 years
September 1, 2025 0 commentWarbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news. This month, RAAF Base Richmond’s 100th anniversary, Paul Bennet goes to Oshkosh, a Douglas restoration in NZ, and Roulettes return to the sky.
Read moreInside the Archive #17 | Vampire
September 1, 2025 0 commentAustralian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the de Havilland DH-115 Vampire T.35, which joined the ranks of the RAAF in 1946.
Read moreInside Melbourne Airport with the people who keep planes moving
September 1, 2025 0 commentA recent TV series, Airport 24/7, detailed life behind the scenes at Melbourne Airport. Here, two Airservices employees who starred in the show talk to Jake Nelson.
Read moreHow Certium® Locate is reinventing air traffic surveillance
September 1, 2025 0 commentFOR AN air traffic controller working in the ever-evolving world of air traffic management, one of the most underappreciated, but yet critical, challenges is knowing exactly which aircraft is talking and where they are. With congested frequencies, overlapping call signs, and aircraft often flying beyond radar range, controllers are sometimes left guessing. But a new
Read moreIssue #398: Greg Foran survived the ultimate aviation deep end
September 1, 2025 0 commentCOVID-19 was undoubtedly the toughest crisis to have hit aviation in the sector’s history. In Australia, Qantas was forced to make thousands of its staff redundant, cancel all international flights for almost two years and push back its plans to launch Project Sunrise. Virgin Australia fared even worse, sliding into administration before emerging with a
Read moreRotorTech, Australia’s vertical flight industry event, is back for 2026
September 1, 2025 0 commentAustralia’s signature vertical flight exposition, RotorTech, is updating for 2026 to match the industry it supports. With over half its exhibition space already reserved, the RotorTech Vertical Flight Exposition is once again on track to showcase the latest in Australia’s helicopter, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and uncrewed flight industries when it lands on the Gold
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