Marc Joel Atrero

More in store for Matt Hall All may seemingly be quiet at Red Bull Air Race headquarters in 2011, but Australia’s Matt Hall is doing anything but marking time. The former RAAF fighter pilot has been hard at work on his displays, launching new ventures and readying his team for the return to air racing.

Restructuring the roo On August 24 Qantas is set to make an announcement which could see the biggest change for the airline’s international services since it emerged as a privately-owned carrier in the 1990s. CEO Alan Joyce foreshadowed the announcement during an address to the National Press Club on June 21, where he made it

There was a time when all basic trainers were capable of aerobatic manoeuvres. However, just as the philosophy of basic flight training has drifted away from more advanced manoeuvring, so too have the aircraft. However, today the Alpha 160 continues to fly against the trend and initiate a new generation of pilots in the skill

Keeping Army helicopters fuelled and armed Australian Army Aviation (AAAvn) Corps groundcrewmen play a critical role in being able to sustain helicopter operations during a high pressure, high threat combat scenario. A groundcrewman for the past eight years, CPL Brian Mahoney speaks highly of the role, which can see him do anything from setting up

Challenges face key aviation professions A steady stream of skilled professionals remains central to the aviation industry’s continued growth throughout Australia, with pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers (ATCs) all in demand. Training organisations and industry associations have highlighted a number of issues facing each of those three critical job sectors, from ‘poaching’ pilots to

Training RAAF Hercules crews It’s been a hectic five years in for the RAAF’s Air Lift Group, having seen retirement of platforms such as the Caribou and Boeing 707, the consolidation of the Hercules fleet and the introduction of significantly enhanced strategic airlift capability thanks to the C-17 and KC-30. So it is easy to