Marc Joel Atrero

Everyone in industry has a responsibility to push for reform The first whiff of fresh air blowing through the aviation regulatory landscape will hopefully soon turn into a strong breeze that helps clean out the faulty logic and tainted culture that has been the focus of reform-pushing organisations such as AAAA for years. Minister Warren

The ASRR promises much, now for the implementation Regional aviation continues to struggle in a hostile environment but there are recent signs that some things are changing for the better. Hit hard by the GFC which saw passenger numbers decline and not yet recovered, regional aviation subsequently has been seriously affected by the carbon tax,

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