Marc Joel Atrero

An airline pilot flies the Hornet sim RAAF Base Williamtown is the spiritual home of Australia’s jet fighter force. At the front gate a large billboard welcomes you to the ‘Hornet’s Nest’ as a less than subtle reminder of the squadrons of FA-18 ‘Hornets’ at the ready on the apron beyond the security gates and

White Paper confirms new-build EA-18Gs, F-35 commitment Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith announced on May 3 that Australia will buy 12 new-build Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft via a US Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) arrangement. The announcement was made as part of the public unveiling of the 2013

Power from the QF/EK alliance for airfreight Equal to the partnership between Qantas and Emirates that is set to unleash a myriad of benefits for passengers, airfreight is the next frontier being explored by the two airlines. The synergies between the two airlines across their combined networks stand to create ….. tonnes of available capacity

Facts and fictions of aviation in the media Here we go again. If it wasn’t so frequent, it may only justify an eye-roll or the shake of the head. The ‘Lion Air’ jet had hardly come to a stop in the waters off Bali when the misinformation began. The truth lay somewhere between an Airbus

Airports receive a reality check from powerless ACCC The release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) annual Airport Monitoring Report for 2011-12 provoked much comment and harsh headlines for many of Australia’s capital city airports. The ACCC provided a wealth of ammunition with its 522-page report for scribes and commentators alike, with all

Australia’s clear blue market gap: open for North American-style disruption? Australia is returning to a virtual airline duopoly as Virgin Australia, the former Skywest and Tiger face off against Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar. Few observers have wasted time drawing parallels of Ansett-like proportions for one or both of the airline groups. But the early 2000s,