Marc Joel Atrero

The Comet promised British supremacy in commercial aviation It was and still is to this day the greatest moment in British commercial aviation. The first commercial fight of the Comet, the world’s first passenger jet, held so much promise. Yet just under two years later that great moment was shattered after two Comets broke up

Back in black – Qantas flags healthy first half profit International arm on track for return to profitability Qantas’s international operations are expected to make a positive contribution to the airline’s return to profitability in the first half of 2014/15 as the carrier makes “rapid progress” with its three-year, $2 billion cost-cutting program. The pronounced

The Qantas of tomorrow looks very different to the Qantas of yesterday I have very clear memories of visiting the Melbourne Airport observation deck – remember those? – as a kid with my grandfather, looking on in amazement at the Qantas Boeing 747 parked at the gate. It was a 747SP – Granddad asked me

Retirement home for first Qantas 747‑400 up in the air John Harrison says: I was working for Qantas at Sydney Airport and was on duty when VH‑OJA arrived from London, on that history-making flight. It would be great to see the aircraft “preserved” I guess finding space for a 747-438 is a problem in itself.

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10 years ago The initial Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor to serve with the USAF’s first operational squadron, Raptor 4041, will join the 1st Fighter Wing’s 27th Fighter squadron, the USAF’s oldest fighter squadron, at Langley AFB, Virginia early in 2005. Following rollout on October 27 the aircraft has been undertaking post-production preparations and test flights.