Marc Joel Atrero

Australia and New Zealand Aviation Media Awards 2013 Presented by the National Aviation Press Club and Australian Aviation The National Aviation Press Club Awards held on November 29 offered an opportunity to review what was yet another tumultuous year in the aviation industry and to recognise the contributions of the industry’s writers and photographers. 2013

Will Northrop Grumman’s larger, longer-range Fire Scout unmanned helicopter attract RAN interest? The brief maiden flight of the first production variant of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout, from Point Mugu in California on October 31, heralds a new era for the unmanned helicopter. With its two-hour endurance and ability to lift up to 1,180kg of

At Jetstar an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree Jetstar’s Peter Wyatt has been a commercial airline pilot since 1979 and this year was joined at the airline by his son, Tom who, like his father, now also flies the Airbus A320. Twenty-five years separates the commencement of their careers, a quarter century marked

The iPad makes its mark on the flightdeck The brown ring-binders full of Jeppesen charts have been increasingly assigned to history and the rustling of unfolding maps has gone silent. Flightdecks have increasingly moved into the digital age over recent years, but the implementation of iPads within Qantas has resulted in a number of positive

Darwin Airport looks to Asia For the second year in a row, Darwin International Airport has been awarded the World Routes Airport Marketing Award for airports under four million passengers. Achieving its status as a worldleading airport in delivering services to airline passengers is recognition of the success of marketing initiatives undertaken by Darwin International

Scratching the bug of owning your own aeroplane I’ve heard it all before. “If it floats or flies, rent it,” and “if you want to make a small fortune, start with a big one and buy an aeroplane”. It all makes perfect sense to me and yet still I feel the emotion rising and the