Marc Joel Atrero

Showing Australian aviation innovation While the pictures that were beamed around the world from the recently-concluded Avalon Airshow undoubtedly focused on the spectacular flying displays, there was just as much action happening away from the flight line. The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition draws big crowds because of the array of historic,

Qantas’s first 747-400 makes the short hop into a long retirement While Qantas has handed the “keys” to VH-OJA over to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), the record-breaking Boeing 747-400 will be surrounded by a lot of familiar faces as it settles into a new home at Illawarra Airport. That’s because, as Qantas Captain

India to lift restrictions on airlines operating internationally The idea has been discussed, debated and flogged to death for years but it finally appears India is getting close to scrapping the contentious 5/20 rule which bars its carriers from operating internationally unless they have a fleet of at least 20 aircraft and have been flying

Instant scrutiny, life-long repercussions Airline profitability’ seems like juxtaposition these days. More and more capital is poured into these gargantuan entities as margins and yields fall. Market competition is tougher than ever and ‘lowcost’ carriers have altered the expectations of air travellers forever. World-renowned investor Warren Buffett once famously said, “. . . if a

Australia’s internet doesn’t fly Australian flyers look with envy on their American and even European counterparts, who are now used to sitting down, taking off and getting online. Inflight internet is widespread within the United States thanks to the air-to-ground (ATG) network provided by Gogo, the company that evolved from Aircell, which provided the swipe-your-card-tospeak

Bouncing back Qantas on track for $1 billion full year underlying profit Qantas’s best first half in five years has analysts tipping a bumper $1 billion underlying profit for the full 2014/15 financial year as the airline further screws down on costs and realises a potential $450 million gain from lower fuel prices. The airline