Marc Joel Atrero

The Citation Model 680 ‘Sovereign’ sits one branch lower on the Cessna business jet tree than the headline-stealing Citation X. However, far from sitting in the shadow of its big brother, the Sovereign has carved its own niche in the business jet world and is set to continue enhancing its reputation. First Impressions This content

Producing the goods Today was a good day. Two of my students got theirs tickets. One a Private Pilots Licence and the other his Commercial Pilots Licence. Two successes in the same day. Great! For most instructors the measure of success is to see a student trained by them achieve their licence or rating. All

Time to roll up the sleeves If there is ever such a thing as a crisis with opportunity, maybe aviation engineering is in the middle of it. After speaking with engineering bodies and senior people from the profession it is clear that there are not enough new engineers being trained to cope with current demand,

But Qantas is not having it all it’s own way Success signs for Qantas turnaround – but it’s not having it all it’s own way In a significant speech to the finance community, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has taken the opportunity to review the airline’s transformation in what he described as an “immense” achievement. This

The options that weren’t for the RAAF fighter fleet It is now history that, as a result of delays to the RAAF’s AIR 6000 New Air Combat Capability (NACC) project brought on by development issues with the Joint Strike Fighter, Australia was forced to acquire 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets in order to maintain capability

‘Piloting’ unmanned aerial vehicles The most intriguing personnel management issue faced by advanced defence forces in recent years has been the ‘piloting’ of unmanned aerial vehicles. Among other things, it seems to have challenged the self-image of air forces’ ruling class. An insight into the not-inconsiderable politics of the matter can be found in the