Marc Joel Atrero

For Catalina enthusiasts Rathmines, NSW, was the place to be on November 3 when the HARS Catalina VH-PBZ landed on the waters of Lake Macquarie and taxied up the ramp at Catalina Memorial Park, the site of the WWII RAAF seaplane base. The machine looked spectacular as the hull skimmed the surface of the lake

The vice-chief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin, recently stated that Australia’s time as the military ‘top gun’ in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific was in danger of coming to an end. According to the RAAF (and former RAN) fighter pilot, Australia’s high-technology defence capabilities are at risk of being superseded

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, an A320 to Jetstar and an A320 to Jetstar Asia, while departing were a 747-400 and a 737-400 of Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Bizjet deliveries to the region in the 12 months under review continued to rise and for the first time numbers have broken the 200 barrier. There is a growing trend towards the importation of second-hand aircraft with this period showing that only five per cent of deliveries were new production aircraft. In the period under

Cautious optimism returns for business aviation A lean 2011 is making way for cautious optimism as the sale of business aircraft globally picks up, a trend reflected in this region. As shown in the annual business jet digest (page ….), the number of jet aircraft grew by 21 in the 12 months to October 31,

The sight, sound and smell of vintage aircraft coughing to life stir the passions of anyone who takes a serious interest in aviation. The chance to walk across a hangar floor dodging oil dripping from radial engines is both fascination and love, but to fly the aircraft that have played an important role in shaping