Marc Joel Atrero

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,

The competitive fires that drive John Borghetti John Borghetti walks me out of his office at the end of our 50 minute interview. I thank him for his time. “Thanks for coming in.” He pauses briefly. “It was good to reflect back on it all.” This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

The perils and fortunes of India’s leading airlines It didn’t take long for India’s Jet Airways to dip into new shareholder Etihad Airways honey pot after the two finally inked their partnership in April following months of delicate negotiations. The outlay by Abu Dhabi-based Gulf carrier of close to $600 million – $379 million for

Firefighting instructors turn up the heat in Melbourne Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) personnel have been given the chance to experience tackling fires on large passenger aircraft with the opening of a new training facility at Melbourne Airport. The centrepiece of the Learning Academy Hot Fire Training Ground is a full-size mock-up of an

What happened? When the current spate of ‘reform’ started in about 1999, we were able to identify we were shooting for ‘safety through clarity’. Recent regulatory output shows just how dead this goal is now. One thing is clear – the Australian aviation regulatory system needs to be refocussed on delivering clever regulation that does