Marc Joel Atrero

From the start of flying until recent times the basic method of VFR navigation has been the chart, watch and compass. The last 10 years or so has seen a revolution in both cockpit instrumentation and electronic navigation. In some areas the revolution has moved too fast for the users to fully comprehend. It was

There is no doubt that regional aviation has undergone a quiet but steady technological revolution across Australia in the last 10 years. As well as significant avionics and systems upgrades to sound, mainstay aircraft such as Metros, Saab 340s, Dash 8s, Brasilias and Fokker 50s and 100s, new models to our shores are arriving in

A8-132 was used extensively by the Edinburgh based ARDU for weapons testing for the type between 1979 and 1988, with over 30 major trials conducted. Following completion of trials, A8-132 was returned to the main F-111 fleet and resumed duties as a strike aircraft. The aircraft has been repainted in its original ARDU colours in

Since the Korean War, when significant numbers of jet powered fighters engaged in combat, the United States Air Force has used a “generation” classification to describe in broad terms the capabilities of groups of fighters. While increases in capabilities to date have been largely linear, there is a growing belief that the latest generation has

Ex-army Iroquois Offered For Sale Six retired Australian Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopters have been reserved for sale to historical organisations, Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare has announced. The helicopters will be offered to organisations “in Australia that have strong historic connections with the aircraft and can maintain the aircraft as static displays,” Clare said,

Qantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two 737-800s to Qantas and Three Dash 8-q400s to Qantaslink, While Departing Was a 767-300 of Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password