Marc Joel Atrero

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

A400m Deliveries Start To Take Off The development issues of the Airbus A400M have been well documented. Overruns in time and costs kept the aviation media and participating nations on the edge of their seats until the first aircraft was ultimately delivered to the French Armée de l’Air in August 2013. Less known is the

As concern continues to mount over the ability of some cockpit crews to handle the increasingly complex computer systems in the new generation of big jets, particularly when things go wrong, Airbus has moved to revolutionise its pilot training program. TOM BALLANTYNE was among a small select group of aviation writers given an exclusive briefing

The New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released the New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan. The plan, termed New Southern Sky, is designed to provide a pathway for the transition to new technologies and manage the changes to airspace that are needed with increased

Putting the Mobility into Airlift The RAAF’s force element group (FEG) tasked with the movement of ADF personnel, materiel and forces by air formally changed its name from Air Lift Group (ALG) to Air Mobility Group (AMG) on April 1. The group is headquartered at RAAF Richmond near Sydney and comprises two operational wings, six