Marc Joel Atrero

Managing The Bubble We hold them here at 723 until the front line squadrons are ready to take them. The Royal Australian Navy’s Retention and Motivation Initiative (RMI) has been one of the most successful programs to be introduced within Australian military aviation in recent years. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Jetstar prepares for the 787 Jetstar’s dream of introducing the Boeing 787, with its step-change in operating economics and passenger comfort, is finally becoming reality. In early June the first of 14 787-8 Dreamliners for the low-cost carrier arm of the Qantas Group entered final assembly at Boeing’s Everett facility ahead of a planned handover

Innovation at the heart of a fresh approach As the aviation world waited expectedly last month for the first flight of the latest commercial jet, the Airbus A350, the European planemaker’s chief executive Fabrice Brégier had a far broader agenda on his mind: securing the long-term future of the company, changing its culture and easing

Condemnation poured on aviation safety regulators Near-unprecedented criticism of the nation’s aviation safety authorities has been handed down by the government’s Regional and Rural Affairs and Transport References Senate Committee following its enquiry into Aviation Accident Investigations. The committee’s 153-page report, which was instigated by the release last August of ATSB findings on the 2009

The unpredictability of a flying career I I see on the news that fog has caused chaos at Sydney Airport with flights diverting hither and thither. I’m thankful it’s not me heading for a relatively unfamiliar airport after a long night at the helm, but equally I recognise it is par for the course. After

Balancing brand with the revenue imperative Given Australia’s remoteness from much of the rest of the world, it’s remarkable that its airlines’ long-haul business class seating isn’t class-leading. While both Qantas and Virgin Australia offer a product with fully-flat seating that reclines to 180° rather than sliding you off at an angle, neither has direct