Marc Joel Atrero

First international deployment for RAAF Rhinos The RAAF has completed its first international deployment of its new F/A-18F Super Hornet, sending six jets to Malaysia to take part in Exercise Bersama Shield 2011. Held over May 2-13 over and off the Malaysian peninsula, Bersama Shield (BS2011) marked the 40th anniversary of the Five Power Defence

Challenges and opportunities for MRO providers Despite a lingering skills shortage and tough competition from overseas companies, Australian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) providers are confident that they are in a strong position to maintain their hard-won contracts with a number of locally based aircraft operators, airlines and the ADF. Representatives from John Holland Aviation

In the 1960s a UK aviation magazine wrote of the announcement of the twin-engine short haul DC-9 that when Douglas Aircraft decided to build a new aircraft it sent a clear message to the market that this was the way of the future. And so it has been in the airline business with Singapore Airlines

It has been a tumultuous first year in the top job at the airline formerly known as Virgin Blue for John Borghetti. The former three decade plus Qantas veteran started as CEO and managing director of the now Virgin Australia Group of Airlines in May 2010, bringing with him a clearly defined plan – the

The RAAF’s first KC-30 arrives The RAAF’s first of five Airbus Military KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) ordered under Project Air 5402 finally arrived at RAAF Base Amberley on May 30. The aircraft, A39-003, the third to be built and the second to be modified by Qantas Defence Services (QDS) in Brisbane, began its

Korean has ordered a total of 10 A380s, with the airline initially planning to operate the aircraft from its Seoul base to a variety of Asian destinations and eventually, non-stop flights to North America and Europe. The airline has specified a 407- seat, three class layout for its A380s, featuring a duty free showcase area,