Marc Joel Atrero

The slow-moving giant After being formally launched in 2001, the Airbus A380 suffered a difficult development period during which its service introduction was delayed three times over two years and numerous fixes were – and still are – required on many early aircraft. Despite these early difficulties, the A380 entered service with launch customer Singapore

The heavy operational demands of 92 wing For any island nation, with the recent exception of the UK, protection of its maritime approaches is a cornerstone of national security and a prerequisite to the defence of its sovereignty. The RAAF’s Number 92 Wing, headquartered at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia, provides the Australian Defence Force

Informing the warfighter The entrance to the RAAF’s Aerospace Operational Support Group (AOSG) headquarters at RAAF Base Edinburgh is proudly adorned with its mission statement – Informing the Warfighter. It’s an apt summation of its role in accumulating and disseminating knowledge to the Australian Defence Force. AOSG is a relatively small, but in an era

10 Years Ago Following the arrival of the USS *Constellation** at its home port of North Island, San Diego, California on June 2, the ship was formally decommissioned on August 7. Commissioned on October 27 196, the carrier was the USN’s second-oldest active warship with sister ship USS *Kitty Hawk** older by six months. USS

Jerry Yeagan collection up for sale! The name Jerry (Gerry) Yeagan is not unknown in Australia, with his recent rebuild and flight of DH-98 Mosquito, KA114/ZK-MOS/N114KA. The aircraft was totally rebuilt, some would say manufactured, in New Zealand and after it was test and locally flown was shipped to the USA. Now it is reported

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, A320-200 to Jetstar and an A320-200 to Jetstar Japan, while departing were a 767-300 and 737-400 of Qantas and an A320-200 of Jetstar Asia. Qantas took delivery of 737-838 VH-XZH McClaren Vale in Melbourne on July 10 after the aircraft