Marc Joel Atrero

Remembering Jim Hazelton There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. And there are a few old bold pilots. Jim Hazelton was one of those. Jim passed away on June 10, just 10 days short of his 83rd birthday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

WW1 comes alive in Australia A new organisation called The Australian Vintage Aviation Society (TAVAS) is planning to give life and colour to the aircraft and times of the First World War. TAVAS, which is based in Queensland but with membership open to all, has imported several WW1-type replica aircraft that it plans to exhibit

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-8 to Jetstar while departing were a Qantas 767-300, two QantasLink Dash 8-200s, two Jetstar A320-200s and three Network EMB-120ERs. Qantas withdrew 767-338ER VH-OGH from service on June 22 after the aircraft operated QF430 from Melbourne to Sydney. With Qantas titles and kangaroo

Polair 2 takes off in Brisbane The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has added a second helicopter to its ranks with the commissioning into service of Polair 2 on July 5 to provide aerial support for its operations over the state’s south-east, extending from Caboolture in the north and Coolangatta in the south to the Lockyer

The ANAO’s damning report into MRH 90 The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released a scathing report into the acquisition and service introduction of the ADF’s NHI/Australian Aerospace MRH 90 helicopter which was acquired under Project AIR 9000 Phases 2, 4 & 6. The acquisition of the MRH 90 for all three phases of

The heroes in our midst keep going about their work, training and preparing, always at the ready when the phone rings The news was fresh on the internet and the smoke was still hanging ominously in the air. A firebombing aircraft fighting a bush inferno had crashed and its pilot had perished. Rescue helicopters attempting