Marc Joel Atrero

A Brisbane Airport curfew would have big flow-on impacts Labor’s successful candidate for the recent by-election in the Brisbane seat of Griffith, Terri Butler, has called for a trial curfew for Brisbane Airport even though there has been no public call for one and Brisbane experiences few noise complaints, largely thanks to rigid night-time noise

The full extent of regulatory burdens need to be measured The government’s Aviation Safety Regulation Review and national inquiry into the burden of red and green tape must not be opportunitues lost. While the heavy jets will continue to ply our major airways we must understand that there are many other important forms of aviation,

Treat your lifejacket like your life depended on it My lifejacket came back from the service shop with a note advising that it had failed the service test and that it was now time to retire it. And that I did. Lifejackets are an odd bit of kit for a pilot. They are an item

VH-ABR needs your help Ex Ansett DC-3 VH-ABR Kanana needs a replacement Wright Cyclone engine in order to get back in the air, at an estimated cost is $100,000. Can you help? That is the question that the non-profit R M Ansett Historical Aircraft Historical Society Inc. which looks after Kanana, is asking. This content

If we were to try and imagine our industry in another 20 years, what would it look like? Sustainable and reasonably priced fuel. Exciting new aircraft types that do the job really well. Engaged and positive regulators that have a cost reflex on behalf of industry. Clear and well-priced pathways to aviation careers. Vibrant regional

Eurocopter re-brands as Airbus Helicopters The world’s biggest manufacturer of helicopters, Eurocopter, was renamed Airbus Helicopters on January 8 as part of parent company EADS’s rebranding and consolidation of its enterprises under the new Airbus Group brand. Airbus Helicopters has taken over the former Eurocopter product lines facilities and activities. While the EC prefix in