Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorRenaissance jet
January 1, 2012 0 commentThe Boeing 747-8F from the flightdeck More than four decades after the original Boeing 747 entered service with the once great Pan-American Airlines, its design is still plying the air routes across the globe. At a time when some were questioning whether the famous ‘Jumbo Jet’ had finally run its course, Boeing merged the tried
Read moreIssue 290: On Target?
January 1, 2012 0 commentProduction pressures for the F-35 “There’s a lot happening all at once, there’s testing going on, the training is standing up, the first operational base is standing up – there’s a lot going on. ” So remarked Lockheed Martin’s Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program during a brief with
Read moreRed star rising
January 1, 2012 0 commentIs China Southern the next international airline giant? When ask about his overnight success when Liberace burst onto the world stage he told media that it had only taken him 14 years to become an overnight success. China Southern may well tout a similar line for while it has been around since 1988 it’s only
Read moreBeyond the Dreamtime
January 1, 2012 0 commentThe Boeing 787 touches down Down Under An air of anticipation had fallen over Sydney Airport. Enthusiasts gathered at the perimeter fences with their cameras in hand, while crews readying for departure scanned frequencies and craned their necks in an effort to spot the impending arrival. It had been some time coming, but the Boeing
Read moreProtecting POTUS
January 1, 2012 0 commentPresident Obama flies down under Air Force One is probably the world’s most famous aircraft – and the man on board has a certain prominence of his own – so it stands to reason that when the heavily customised blueand- white 747 tacks toward your local airport, it’s coming with a lot of baggage. As
Read moreOn target?
January 1, 2012 0 commentProduction pressures for the F-35 “There’s a lot happening all at once, there’s testing going on, the training is standing up, the first operational base is standing up – there’s a lot going on. ” So remarked Lockheed Martin’s Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program during a brief with
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