Marc Joel Atrero

The month of May 2011 marked an giant leap forward in technology and capability for the RNZAF as it welcomed into Operational Testing & Evaluation the first of the newly upgraded P-3K2 Orions for No.5 Squadron, and the new AgustaWestland A109-LUH for No.3 Squadron. P-3K2 On the 2nd of May a ceremony was held at

Winglets have become part of the aviation landscape on everything from sports aircraft to the massive Airbus A380. They are by no means a new concept, but they are undoubtedly an increasingly critical one in an industry focussed on saving fuel and emissions. The Problem with Lift. Everything has its price and so is the

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