Marc Joel Atrero

Tapping the potential of under-utilised regional airports Boeing forecasts that 215,000 pilots and 215,300 technical support personnel will be needed by Asia Pacific airlines over the next 20 years. That presents a great opportunity for Australia’s regional airports. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Does Brand NZ show the way for a ‘Team Australia’? Stepping away from Australia for a few days into another country’s aviation environment can provide some interesting perspectives. The recent Aviation New Zealand Leadership Summit in Wellington showcased an integrated industry keen and able to export a range of niche aviation services and products to

ATSB changes make understanding incidents & accidents harder In the June 2011 issue this column covered the subject of incidents and accidents, discussing the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)’s weekly publication online of quick-read records of initial incident and accident (I&A) notifications. “The ATSB weekly summaries are an invaluable read for all instructors and pilots

Promoting, educating and improving airport safety The AAA is launching an incredibly exciting new initiative in 2014 to promote safety at airports in Australia and New Zealand. The inaugural ‘Airport Safety Week’ will be held from Monday September 29 to Friday October 3. It will be an Australasian airport industry initiative that will see airport

The trip of a lifetime That is what British entrepreneur Matthew Munson enjoyed when he travelled in Canada’s last airworthy Lancaster Vera on its flight to the UK on August 8. There the machine has joined with the last airworthy British Lancaster Thumper, operated by Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Munson won the trip to

Jet airliner deliveries July-December 2013 This issue, while columnist Gordon Reid is on leave in the US, Traffic produces its annual summary of aircraft deliveries and disposals in our region for the six-month halves of the previous financial year. For the six months to December 2013 28 commercial jet aircraft were delivered to operators in