Marc Joel Atrero

5,000 missions and counting For any rescue service, the milestone of 5,000 missions is a significant one. But when one considers that these missions were carried out in the vastly differing terrain and conditions of a territory larger than any other rescue helicopter service in New South Wales, the milestone says a lot about the

For the good, the bad and the ugly When a BAe146QC arrived in Australia in April, it sent a flurry of excitement through aficionados. The arrival of the aircraft, formerly operated by Titan Airways in the UK for passenger and freight charters and previously with Ansett New Zealand, begged the question as to what its

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