Marc Joel Atrero

It’s curious how things work out sometimes. In the same week that marked 100 years since the sinking of the mighty Titanic, a gargantuan of the 21st Century success-fully arose from the ashes. Like Titanic, the Airbus A380 is a marvel of technology in its time, boasting dimensions that still leave us amazed as it

Flying Kangaroo bleeds red For the first time in over 17 years, Qantas looks set to announce a net loss for the the 2011-12 financial year, driven by weakness in its international business. Only weeks after the airline announced a major restructuring (see next item) and the consolidation of its heavy maintenance ac-tivities in Brisbane,

The repairs and the return of Qantas A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton “Profound” is how Captain Richard Champion De Crespigny describes the significance of A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton’s return to the Qantas fleet. Qantas’s first A380 and hence the symbolic flagship of the airline’s fleet, it returned safely to Singapore under Captain De Crespigny’s command after

The repairs and the return of Qantas A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton “Profound” is how Captain Richard Champion De Crespigny describes the significance of A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton’s return to the Qantas fleet. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

C-27J choice brings surprises, smiles and sour grapes In a move that surprised even the RAAF, the Australian government announced only 36 hours after the federal budget that 10 Alenia C-27J transports will be acquired at $1. 4 billion to fulfil the AIR 8000 Phase 2 Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) requirement. On budget night, it was

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll begin by mentioning that I have considerable experience at the controls of fighter planes, mostly as an adolescent in the late 80s and early 90s. Whether squaring off against the Red Baron, sending hordes of Messerschmitt Bf 109s spiralling to a watery grave in the steely English Channel