Marc Joel Atrero

John Borghetti took the helm of Virgin Australia five years ago this month. It has been a turbulent period for airlines at home and abroad, marked by fierce competition, volatile economic conditions, uncertainty over fuel prices and lots of red ink in the airline accounts. TOM BALLANTYNE takes a look at Virgin’s report card and

Support arrangements are being put in place for the RAAF’s F-35s Australian companies are well positioned to secure future sustainment work on the F-35 Lightning II, according to program executive officer Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan. Addressing the media at the Australian International Airshow in late February, the head of the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO)

The rebirth of Lake Macquarie Airport It’s been more than a decade now, but the Aeropelican Twin Otters plying their airway along the coast north of Sydney are still fondly remembered. The regular flights linked the state’s capital with Newcastle from a small airport located on the fringe of Lake Macquarie. Colloquially known as Pelican,

People all over the world reacted with shock and horror on March 24 when news emerged Germanwings flight 4U9525 had crashed into the French Alps killing all 150 onboard. Images from the Germanwings crash site, which covered an area of about two square kilometres, showed the Airbus A320 had disintegrated into thousands of pieces. “Everything

Safety is the ultimate passenger experience While reporting on the Germanwings flight 9525 disaster and following the announcements and early analyses from investigators and prosecutors, a recurring theme has been the level of concern from the general public about flight safety. The passenger experience, at its very core, is about getting safely from A to

Instant scrutiny, life-long repercussions The shock of the loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 is slowly subsiding. Preliminary details potentially point to a horrific act with its shock waves reverberating around the world. So where to from here? As always it seems, the social media frenzy was the first response to the tragedy. There were half-baked