Marc Joel Atrero

Transparency is key to a healthy safety culture but changes proposed to mandatory reporting are likely to cause more harm than good. The ATSB website rightly outlines the appropriate operation of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 as “an investigation . . . independent of other interests, such as commercial and regulatory ones. This content

Second Sydney airport study falls well short of the runway The Sydney second airport study offers an incredibly enticing feast of socio-economic detail, statistics and road/rail distances from Sydney. But there’s a shocking famine as far as critical operational data is concerned. So, let’s take a look at some of the practical concerns, issues and

Spartan selection scrutiny The Australian National Audit Office has confirmed it will audit the decision behind the Department of Defence’s acquisition of the Alenia C-27J Spartan through the US Foreign Military Sales program. The platform was announced by Minister Stephen Smith as the replacement for the retired Caribou under the AIR 8000 Phase 2. This

Job hunting In general aviation, getting that first pilot’s job can be very hard indeed. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this device. If you check this

10 Years Ago A Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed P-3B Orion Squadron made an emergency landing on September 13 at its Andoya, Norway base after the port vertical tail of a shadowing Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker accidentally hit the P-3‘s outer starboard propeller over the Barents Sea. Both aircraft were seriously damaged but the Su-27 made

Travel really can give you a fresh perspective. As I exited the aircraft after a long flight from Bangkok to Frankfurtrecently I noticed 30 or so fellow passengers ahead of me staring intently at an aircraft parked next to our 747. Almost everyone had their mobile phones out and were taking photos with considerable enthusiasm.