Marc Joel Atrero

Owen Zupp and 10 AA readers tour the 787 Boeing’s 787 “Dream Tour” had a five-day stay in Sydney in late May during which selected guests of Boeing and 787 customers Qantas and Jetstar had a chance to tour the long-awaited aircraft. The third 787 to be built, ZA003 arrived in Sydney on May 24,

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 and the consolidation of its heavy maintenance activities in Brisbane, its issued guidance

New carrier for Sydney, Gold Coast Asia’s newest long-haul, low-cost carrier took to the air for the first time on June 5, with the inaugural Scoot flight from Singapore to Sydney. In what is hoped is not an ominous sign, the inaugural flight was delayed by 90 minutes, leaving Singapore after a small technical fault

Airbus Military says it is working to implement key modifications that reduce workload and improve awareness when operating the boom refuelling system for its A330 MRTT tanker by the end of the year. The modifications were agreed to with the RAAF for its five KC-30s following the loss of the boom during a test flight

EADS formalises management reshuffle Airbus CEO Tom Enders has formally taken over as chief of parent company EADS during the aerospace giant’s annual shareholders meeting. Enders, a 53 year old German who has headed Airbus since 2007, succeeds Frenchman Louis Gallois. Airbus COO Fabrice Bregier has been appointed to replace Enders as Airbus chief, while

“Evacuate, evacuate, two by two, jump and sit, evacuate, evacuate!” The commands were bellowed with such volume that you couldn’t fail to obey. In early June I was fortunate enough to take part in a Qantas ‘behind the scenes’ media visit to some of the airline’s operational facilities at its Mascot HQ and Jet Base