Marc Joel Atrero

The A350 moves from promise to reality After years of reworking its A350 XWB to meet market demands and refining its production process to learn from both the A380 and 787 troubles, Airbus is about to discover whether its ambitious promises can be turned into reality. While the 787 may lay claim to the unwanted

Chaos from Puyehue ash cloud highlights different airline approaches to volcanic ash exposure The volcanic ash cloud that wrecked the plans of more than 100,000 travellers in Australia and New Zealand through June is likely just a taste of what is to come, and with a clear division between the Qantas Group and all other

Airbus and Boeing take centre court at Paris in June While the headlines for June’s 49th Paris Airshow were dominated by record breaking orders for the A320neo, just as fascinating were the strategic announcements from both Boeing and Airbus executives that will shape the direction of both aerospace giants into the next decade. Airbus both

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 clear that the

Senate reports on aviation training and safety Prospective pilots could face a longer wait for their chance to move into the right hand seat of large jet airliners if recommendations of a Senate inquiry into pilot training are adopted. The Senate’s Rural Affairs and Transport committee initiated an inquiry into aviation training and safety in

Force Posture Review to consider ADF basing options A Defence-wide Force Posture Review will “assess whether the ADF is correctly geographically positioned to meet Australia’s modern and future strategic and security challenges”. The review, announced by Defence Minister Stephen Smith on June 22, will be overseen by two impeccably credentialed defence and security experts, Dr