Marc Joel Atrero

Is Airbus pondering a re-engined A380? By any stretch of the imagination it has hardly been a failure. Yet orders for the Airbus A380 remain far below projections. After little more than six years of commercial flying, Airbus faces some tough decisions on its future as airlines increasingly turn their attention towards the new breed

RAAF prepares to regain a resilient battlefield airlifter capability In the lead-up to the introduction of the Alenia C-27J Spartan into RAAF service, command of 35SQN – the aircraft’s designated operating unit – was temporality passed from 84WG to the C-27J Transition Team on January 21. The transition comes as the first of 10 RAAF

The always-connected passenger is becoming a reality As of December, US airline jetBlue is offering satellite broadband in the sky that’s faster than you’ll find in most Australian homes. With real-world speeds over 25 mbps (megabits per second), the ViaSat Ka-band satellite-based service is setting a new bar for inflight connectivity providers – an important

Asiana crash shows continued need for vigilance against CRM & cultural issues The crash of Asiana flight OZ214 at San Francisco International Airport on July 6 2013 is a sobering wake-up call for an industry where some have been lulled into a belief that cultural factors in the cockpit had been virtually eliminated. Asiana 777-200ER

Decision time for RAAF F-35 buy as USAF circles the wagons to protect buy numbers For years, airlines such as Qantas, Air New Zealand, South African Airways and others have been regarded as end-of-line carriers, operating far from major transit hubs and facing unique challenges in terms of global market penetration and distribution. But times

Bad geography or bad decisions to blame for Qantas’s woes? For years, airlines such as Qantas, Air New Zealand, South African Airways and others have been regarded as end-of-line carriers, operating far from major transit hubs and facing unique challenges in terms of global market penetration and distribution. But times are changing. While they still