Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorRotor Torque
September 23, 2014 0 commentNavy drops first torpedoes, fires Hellfires from the Romeo Crews from Navy’s NUSQN 725 have successfully launched the Mk 54 Lightweight Torpedo and fired the Hellfire anti-surface missile from the unit’s new MH-60R Seahawk during a two-week deployment to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island, Bahamas. A total of three
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September 22, 2014 0 commentGetting buy-in from the Milliennial generation In the 1980s the aviation community declared victory over stereotypical authoritarian hierarchies in cockpits and maintenance workshops. Consequently flightdeck hierarchies and accident rates reduced. Today, a new challenge exists: accounting for the generational differences between Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials – a complex situation that the industry hasn’t
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September 21, 2014 0 commentThe company that has built 80 million cars and 250 million motorbikes is about to deliver its first corporate jet The much-anticipated public debut of the Honda Aircraft Company’s HA-420 HondaJet production model in Oshkosh follows its first flight on June 27, and brings new innovation and performance ever closer to first delivery, which is
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September 20, 2014 0 commentAviation’s problem. And aviation needs to develop the solution Air travel is exceptionally safe. It’s even more safe when travelling on international airlines based in countries rated high or medium on development indices, which have extensive safety oversight. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the
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September 19, 2014 0 commentDelivering the mail…100 years on Things weren’t looking good. The next morning I was scheduled to depart Essendon and re-enact the historic air mail flight undertaken by Maurice Guillaux in 1914. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username
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September 18, 2014 0 commentThe impact of the shooting down of MH17 will continue to reverberate The shooting down of MH17 on July 17 taking 295 lives marks, like 9/11, a paradigm shift in aviation security. Whereas airlines for decades have flown over trouble spots hoping for the best, they now have to expect the worst. This content is
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