Marc Joel Atrero

Regional aviation sees the best and worst of times If there was ever a demonstration of Australia’s two-speed economy, the regional aviation sector is probably a prime example of both the best and the worst of those speeds. As the resources industry has ramped up over the last few years, so too has the aviation

Top end air combat ‘Train as you fight’ may be a well worn catch cry, but it’s an adage that neatly encapsulates the central principle of the biennial Pitch Black. A three week multinational, multilateral air training exercise, this RAAF hosted multi tiered war game presents its participants with the ultimate ‘classroom’- 320 square kilometres

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