Marc Joel Atrero

Another Curtiss P40 Flies Wangaratta, Vic. was the venue for the first post-rebuild flight of Curtiss P-40F Kittyhawk, VH-PIV on April 14. The pilot was Murray Griffiths. Murray is also listed as the owner of the WW2 fighter. The machine was placed on the Australian register on October 19 2010 with serial 41-19841. As an

USAF fighter pilot Colonel John Warden was the architect of the most successful air campaign in history. Initially code-named ‘Instant Thunder’, the campaign was the centre-piece of Operation Desert Storm, the US-led war against Iraq from 17 January to 28 February 1991. So effective was the air phase of the war that the ground invasion

Virgin Australia says goodbye Blue Almost 12 months to the day after taking the reigns as CEO, a beaming John Borghetti proudly unveiled his rebranded airline, Virgin Australia – Virgin Blue reborn. The first two aircraft painted in the airline’s new livery, Boeing 737-800 VH-VFC (named ‘Bondi Beach’) and Airbus A330-200 VH-XFB (‘Cable Beach’), touching

Tecnam P92 Eaglet The origins of the Eaglet sit squarely on the shoulders of Tecnam’s enduring trainer, the P92 Echo. While the Echo had served its customers well since 1993, Tecnam recognised the need to continue to build upon the solid base the aircraft had laid. The ‘classic’ Echo was a no-nonsense aeroplane from the

Australia’s joint civil and defence air traffic management project Airservices Australia and the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) are working together to undertake a joint procurement to replace their respective air traffic management (ATM) systems. This is a substantial and complex project initiative that will need to accommodate, sometimes disparate, civil and defence operational requirements, provide

Emergency Management Queensland’s Helicopter Rescue Service A key responder to recent flood and cyclone disasters, Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue (EMQHR) helicopters and crews are ready to lift off at a moment’s notice to conduct EMS, SAR and counterdisaster roles across Queensland. EMQ, a state government agency, has helicopter bases in Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns,