Marc Joel Atrero

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

ICAO’s concerns over Thai aviation regulation Thailand is now one of the busiest low cost carrier (LCC) hubs in Asia but its no-frills operators have just been handed a slap in the face by some of their major target markets. And all thanks to the country’s shaky reputation for safety oversight. Indeed, news that the

No quick answers for an enduring tragedy Understandably the world has demanded answers to and solutions for the tragic loss of 150 lives in the apparent suicide of a Germanwings A320 co-pilot in late March. But the reality is there are probably no answers or no solutions that would satisfy the loved ones left behind,

Skytrans returns to the air Queensland regional airline reborn under new ownership A rebranded Skytrans took to the skies under new owners on April 1. Collings Airline Holdings, the parent company of Townsville-based West Wing Aviation, has purchased the former airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) from Skytrans administrators Bentleys Chartered Accountants and leased two of

PM confirms two extra C-17s for the RAAF TomcatTerry says: Hmm…no-one seems upset that these airframes were constructed overseas and we bought them without consideration for local build /sustainment? But we’re not talking submarines now are we…I always wonder what fuss unions would cause if we had a large aircraft manufacturing industry. Would we get