Marc Joel Atrero

Regional airports and the airlines There is a convincing argument that air services and regional economic prosperity are closely – and inextricably – connected. In 2005, when Newcastle Airport in NSW won the Australian Airport Association’s Regional Airport of the Year award, it culminated a period of significant investment in the development of competitive air

Growlers on exercise at Amberley Even though the formal decision to acquire the EA-18G Growler for the RAAF was announced only in August, Australia has already gained valuable exposure to the electronic attack mission with three US Navy Growlers deploying to Amberley in September. With 12 RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets to be upgraded to Growler

Can Qantas turn staff cynicism into pride again? When any organisation goes through substantial reform, one of the first casualties is staff morale. On the first anniversary of the infamous grounding of the Qantas fleet, we take a look at what’s driving a once loyal workforce into nearunprecedented industrial discord. When Geoff Dixon began contemplating

During Australian Aviation’s recent flying visit to Perth, my flight into the WA capital landed on time but then due to congestion at the airport my aircraft had to stand off for 20 minutes until the our nominated gate became available. “For me, that’s emblematic of what’s happening in Perth, you’ve come here, and you’ve

Where next for Qantas International after the Emirates alliance While at first glance the proposed seismic alliance with Emirates will solve in an instant Qantas’s European network problems, questions remain about its longer strategy from Dubai along with who the Asian and Trans Pacific strategies will play out. There is no doubt the Dubai solution

New delays for MRH, ARH 2012 was set to be a big year for helicopters in the Australian Defence Force. Navy’s MRH was due to achieve IOC, while Army was gaining a better understanding of the platform. The ARH Tiger would test itself at Operation Hamel, meet the requirements for Final Materiel Release and a