Marc Joel Atrero

Managing fatigue on the flightdeck Fatigue is undoubtedly one of the mortal enemies of safe aircraft operation. Its insidious effects creep into the eyes and minds of flightcrew with alarming subtlety over all manner of time frames. On occasions it may be the result of an extended tour of duty, or a sequence of ‘back-of-clock’

Is the dramatic growth of Asia’s LCCs sustainable? They’re loving it in Seattle and Toulouse. The big aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus may both have had to negotiate significant problems with their latest widebody models, but when it comes to single-aisles the order books are bursting at the seams, mostly thanks to an unprecedented spending

AIR 5428 progresses in the queue After seven years of delays, hindrances and obstacles, a draft Request for Tender for the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System (PTS) project was released to defence industry for comment in early 2013. The project aims to provide the ADF with a new fixed-wing pilot training system, covering flight screening

How the world’s airlines have evolved The only sure thing in aviation is change. Perhaps the only difference this time with the rise and rise of Middle East carriers is the speed of that change, although in the case of Emirates it has taken the airline 27 years to reach its dominant position today. And

 Qantas prepares for more 787 delays Likely delays for Jetstar 787s Qantas is prepared for the possibility of further 787 delays but at the time of writing had not received formal notification from Boeing that the aircraft slated for delivery later this year will be arriving late. The traditional airline alliances have evolved into slow-to

Emirates and the Qantas deal The observation deck on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, features virtual reality binoculars which you can look through to see what the view of Dubai would have looked like from two decades ago. Today Dubai has something of a ‘city of the future’ feel,