Marc Joel Atrero

Asia’s staggering appetite for new metal (and carbon) The numbers are stunning but not surprising for anyone who follows aviation, but they come with a warning. The Asia Pacific region will need an additional 12,820 aircraft valued at US$1. 9 trillion, representing 36 per cent of the world’s new deliveries, over the next 20 years.

Big opportunities but even bigger losses for India’s airlines Don’t hold your breath. India’s aviation authorities have made a habit over the years of throwing out nuggets of hope to the country’s financially battered carriers that changes are in the pipeline. Allowing foreign direct investment by offshore carriers in local airlines was a perfect example.

NZ T-6 decision highlights trans-Tasman differences in decision-making timeliness New Zealand has announced the selection of Beechcraft’s T-6C to fill its requirement for an advanced pilot training capability. The NZ$154 million contract will also see CAE provide the synthetic training package and support for two simulators while Air New Zealand subsidiary Safe Air will provide

Is Ryanair looking to shed some of its ‘bagage’? As goes Ryanair, so goes the airline industry. And the Irish low-cost carrier everybody loves to hate – and its reliably outspoken CEO Michael O’Leary, never one to shun a soundbite or a headline – has been in the news again recently. This content is available

Back to the future Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines sign historic codeshare deal Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have announced a new alliance agreement that will see Air New Zealand operate flights to Singapore for the first time since 2006, and Singapore Airlines operate the A380 to New Zealand for the first time. This

Decision time, again, for the F-35 Some time in the next few months, presumably before May’s federal budget, the new federal government will decide on the next steps in Australia’s acquisition of the F-35 as the RAAF’s next frontline fighter. Of course we have been here before – in 2002 when we joined the program,