Marc Joel Atrero

A380 matures as 747-8I arrives With Singapore Airlines’ last 747-400 passenger flight earlier this year and Malaysia Airlines and Thai International’s first A380s about to enter service, momentum is building for the A380. In 2011, Airbus secured orders for 29 A380s with Asiana, signing for six and Skymark for six, with Hong Kong Airlines completing

GBAS comes of age The Next Step in the Future of Air Navigation is Primed to Come Into Being at Sydney Airport. Years in the Making, the Gps-based Landing System (Gls) Will Offer Precision Landing Approaches Using the Accuracy of Satellite Navigation. Yet This New Approach Has the Potential to Offer Far More Than Just

SQNLDR Phil Frawley, the RAAF’s oldest fast jet pilot As the Czech made L-39 jet lifts off the runway at Cessnock airport on another 15 minute warbird joyride, its passenger probably would not be aware that the pilot in command holds the title of ‘Oldest Fast Jet Pilot in the RAAF.’ The name of this

A350, 787 take passenger comfort to a new level The ‘pitch’ battle for hearts and minds is moving from seat mile costs and fuel burn to wider seats and thus more comfort. Airbus is fighting the “mine is wider than yours” battle on two fronts — widebody and narrow-body — claiming its A350 will be

Uplifting result at last Despite Australian Aviation and sister publication ADBR predicting that the Project AIR 8000 Phase 2 Battlefield Airlifter effort to finally replace the Caribou might fall victim to the federal government’s plans to realise a budget surplus at any cost next year, the project seems to have successfully navigated the budget minefield

Does Qantas’s restructure open the door to Emirates? The spilt by the Qantas Group of its domestic and international operations sent analysts, media and commentators into a frenzy of speculation over the nature of the end game for the flying kangaroo. From July 1 Qantas Airlines will be formally managed as two distinct businesses, each