Marc Joel Atrero

‘Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it’ – and in a seasonal industry the temptation to relax after years of gruelling drought should not be allowed to become a permanent, complacent state. Sometime in the next 10 years there will likely be another drought. The lessons to be learned and changes to

The respected International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) recently described Australia’s defence policy as one ‘preoccupied with alliance management’. This is concerning: alliances are a means of defence policy, not an end in themselves. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,

Two Spitfires Exported Two Spitfires were exported to the UK in May when LZ844 and TE566 were packed into container crates for shipment to the UK. 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 Forgot password?

It is often tempting to see only the problems in regional aviation and not the bigger picture. Operators certainly have plenty of challenges, having to contend with monopoly airport owners and monopoly government service providers in CASA and Airservices Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

First international deployment for RAAF Rhinos The RAAF has completed the 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

The loss of a CH-47D Chinook in Afghanistan on May 30 with the tragic death of LT Marcus Case was a real set back for Army. The crash left A15-102 in such a bad state that it was deemed to be not recoverable, and the order came to destroy the machine’s remains on site. Thankfully