Marc Joel Atrero

Qantas to hold the ‘line in the sand’ – CFO Peter says: Armchair experts in the cockpit can’t be blamed for what has happened at Qantas. However the CFO, CEO, chairman and the Qantas board can be, it’s everybody else’s fault except theirs. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

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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