Marc Joel Atrero

The conundrum of the first class lounge Qantas’s gorgeous new Hong Kong Lounge is as beautiful as it is bang on trend. Stunning design, shower suites, a pre-flight dining concept, and upgraded food – including Neil Perry’s Qantas First lounge favorite salt and pepper calamari – what more could a business class traveller want? The

Virgin Blue has changed, will Jetstar too? There are very few things that are constant in aviation – as the aviation landscape in Australia since it was deregulated in 1990 shows. Airlines have come and gone with tragic regularity. Under the direction of Sir Peter Abeles, Ansett successfully became the world’s best domestic airline in

Indonesian ATM plays catch-up It’s hardly been a secret that Indonesia’s congested skies and airports have not been the safest place in the world over the past few years. A European black ban on the country’s airlines, or more accurately on the aviation regulator because of its lack of oversight, is evidence of that. Some

MH370 highlights the need for expertise Most pilots I know are intrigued by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Each has a theory, but they are loathe sharing it beyond the company of other pilots. The reason is simple – it is just a theory. No-one knows what happened to the Boeing 777 that

Qantas says Emirates partnership paying off Landmark partnership celebrates first anniversary, but financial benefits remain unclear One year on, Qantas says that its alliance partnership with Emirates Airline is paying off, with inbound tourism data showing increasing passenger numbers for Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, although it won’t put a number on the financial

Jetstar celebrates its 10th birthday No-one in aviation has a crystal ball. So no-one 10 years ago could have foreseen the remarkable rise and rise of Jetstar when it began its first services in May 2004. I’m sure if you were to ask then Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon and his handpicked CEO for the then