Marc Joel Atrero

Hit by two unimaginable tragedies within five months, both apparently outside the carrier’s operational control, Malaysia Airlines’ future is hanging in the balance. Some in the industry believe it may not have a future at all. Others think recovery is possible. looks at what the experts believe will be required for survival. Even before Malaysia

An Australian commands air power at the world’s largest naval exercise The largest naval exercise in the world was held around the Hawaiian islands in July. The biennial RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) exercise involves US and allied forces who have interests in the Pacific region, as well as invited non-aligned nations such as China

Scoot focuses on hubbing in Singapore as it prepares for the 787 As a new airline with a small, albeit expanding route network, Scoot is exposed more than most to sudden changes in the markets to which it flies. Two years ago, when the low-cost carrier’s first flight took off from Singapore bound for Sydney,

F-35 rollout highlights RAAF’s “greatest opportunity for evolutionary change” Twelve years after Australia first signed on to the Joint Strike Fighter program, the first F-35A Lightning II for the RAAF has been ceremonially ‘rolled out’ – in reality unveiled from behind a curtain – at Lockheed Martin’s sprawling Fort Worth, Texas plant. The July 25

First RAAF F-35 Rolled Out Few aviation writers can hope to leave anything like the legacy that Mac (Macarthur) Job has. Mac passed away on August 6, aged 88, after living with cancer for a number of years. Our thoughts are very much with his wife of almost 60 years, Esma, and their five children

Speculation grows as to what’s in the new Defence White Paper The development of the next Defence White Paper is probably in the home stretch, and has likely already been submitted in draft form to senior ADF leadership and government’s national security committee. Recent speculation by Defence Minister Senator David Johnston that an additional two