Marc Joel Atrero

Thunderstorms and aviation Aviation is littered with tales of aircraft that have fallen to the unforgiving jaws of the thunderstorm. From the smallest light aircraft to the mightiest airliner, size offers no assurance of safety and there is a particular vulnerability in the critical phases of flight close to the ground. Delta Airlines Flight 191

Virgin latest to launch cadet pilot scheme With demand for pilots set to soar over the next 20 years as carriers in our region add more and more aircraft, Virgin Australia has become the latest airline to launch its own cadet pilot scheme. General manager group flight operations Captain Brad Thomann said: “I am proud

The Life Flight Trust Forty-four years ago a young plumber called Peter Button watched in horror as the Lyttleton to Wellington ferry, the Wahine, sank at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Despite frantic rescue efforts, 52 people lost their lives only a few hundred metres off the coast of Seatoun, in what was to be

The renaissance of the Airbus A330While orders for the new-generation composite widebody airliners have been catching the headlines in recent years, Airbus has been pleasantly surprised by the strong sales for its A330 series. Originally launched in 1987 alongside its four-engined sibling, the A340, the A330 has now outlived production of the former and in

33SQN introduces the KC-30 Almost eight years after choosing the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to meet AIR 5402’s operational requirement, the RAAF is still yet to see all five KC-30s gracing 33 SQN’s hardstand at Amberley. But despite protracted and ongoing development, early indications are that once the teething problems have been sorted, Air

Eye on the future at Adelaide Airport Adelaide Airport is looking to the future with moves to spend another $400 million on improvements and upgrades as it completes its latest infrastructure project — a $100 million multi-storey car park and adjoining pedestrian plaza at the front of its passenger terminal. Meanwhile, it’s enjoying a surge