Marc Joel Atrero

The dawn of the Qantas Group’s 787 age It was probably appropriate that I flew down to Melbourne to witness the arrival of Jetstar’s first 787 in a Qantas 767-300ER. It’s a great aeroplane, the 767. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

Boeing to cease C-17 production Andrew McLaughlin says: What a shame – after a difficult start the C-17 has evolved into a game-changing airlifter with no current match anywhere else. Might be good news for Airbus’s A400M hopes further down the track. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

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Undeterred by politics, the regional sector demonstrates resolve and optimism It has been a long exercise in impatience for the executive chairman of Regional Express, Lim Kim Hai, who in late August launched another caustic attack on the (then) federal government for its policies that he said had been damaging the regional airline industry. Lim’s

10 Years Ago Air France has become the first operator to have all examples of Airbus’ single-aisle aircraft in its fleet following the delivery of A318 F-GUGA on October 9. Groupe Air France currently operates 40 A319s, 68 A320s and 14 A321s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

EAA founder Paul Poberezny dies at 91 Paul Poberezny, the founder of the internationally-known aviation organisation the Experimental Aircraft Association, the EAA, died on August 22 at the Evergreen Retirement Village, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He had been battling cancer. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the