Marc Joel Atrero

Qantas cancels 35 787s When Qantas cancelled all its outstanding 787-9s in late August it was perhaps, in a twist, similar to Boeing cancelling the Sonic Cruiser in favour of the 787. At the time many wondered if Boeing had lost the “right stuff ” with airline executives grumbling that the decision at Boeing had

The differing fortunes of Qantas and Virgin The aviation and financial community knew what the results of the two major domestic carriers would be. But the stark reality of the numbers of one airline appearing to be in decline and the other on the rise was sobering nonetheless. On one hand Qantas announced a statutory

The RAAF’s F-22 pilot Flight Lieutenant Mark Biele is now one year into his three-year exchange with the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska having traded in his RAAF F/A-18 ‘classic’ Hornet for the stealthy F-22. “There are far more American pilots on exchange in Australia than there are Australian pilots in America, so

For the last 65 years Qantas has plied the Kangaroo Route to London via Asia. Signalling that traditional thinking no longer applies, Qantas is adapting its international model to emulate the tremendously successful Middle East hub strategy, turning its back on British Airways and hubbing through Singapore to form a new service agreement and with

MARKING A MILESTONE Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of F-35 integration presents Michael Ramsay, chairman of the board of Lovitt Technologies with a plaque to commemorate the delivery of the first Australian-manufactured part for the first Australian F-35. First Australian component for the first Australian F-35 handed over On Wednesday August 24

CASA, ATSB credibility takes on water in wake of Westwind ditching report Late at night on November 18 2009, an air ambulance flight from Apia, Samoa approached Norfolk Island amidst a ferocious storm. With visibility almost nil and fuel running low, the six-passenger Westwind VH-NGA circled the island as the crew desperately searched for the