Marc Joel Atrero

10 years ago The first Airbus A340-541 for Singapore Airlines, 9V-SGA, arrived at Changi on January 2, the first of 10 ordered. The aircraft is planned to enter service on February 3 on the longest nonstop commercial service in the world from Singapore to Los Angeles over 14,639km (7,900nm) with an outbound flight time of

A review into CASA is welcomed, but don’t wait to pick the low-hanging fruit Relationships always require work and they certainly demand both sides to treat each other with respect – preferably with respect that has been earned. The recent attempt by CASA to blame industry for the obvious need to delay Part 61 not

The New Allocations this issue contains one completely new type and two new sub-types, with the most interesting being Rotor Force Australia’s McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Explorer EPX. The Explorer made its maiden flight in December 1992 and was the first production helicopter to incorporate the NOTAR system into its initial design. The earlier MD520 was

The need for a better understanding of airport delays As end-of-year on-time performance figures are released, more questions about flight delays and cancellations will doubtless be asked. The Courier-Mail ran a sustained campaign around delays at Brisbane Airport last year that many credit with speeding up the construction of the new runway. Of late, several

The need to avoid inappropriate development Those embedded in the aviation industry will agree that airports are critical elements of our national infrastructure. What is more, the available land that could be used in future for airport sites is dwindling fast. The planning around airport land use is primarily the responsibility of local governments under

MRH 90 in Philippines on first embarked deployment An MRH 90 embarked on HMAS Tobruk is helping with disaster relief assistance in the Philippines as part of the ADF’s Operation Philippines Assist. The Tobruk arrived in Ormoc on the morning of November 26 carrying a Recovery Support Force, LCM8 landing craft and Navy 808SQN MRH