Marc Joel Atrero

Positive outlook for Australia’s helicopter industry ‘Cautiously optimistic’ would be one way of describing the Australian helicopter industry as it slowly recovers from a tough few years in the post-GFC world. Since 2008’s credit crunch, it is no secret that major helicopter distributors and maintenance providers in Australia have seen a drop off in private

AgustaWestland’s Grand AW109 With a long nose which widens gradually to a streamlined fuselage then tapers stylishly to the tail, AgustaWestland’s AW109 series has always struck me as the epitome of rotary elegance, none moreso than in its Grand iteration. The main reason why the Grand looks more elegant and streamlined than older versions is

Australian airports under the spotlight When former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon retired in 2008 he told Australian Aviation that in the long term the privatisation of airports in Australia would be judged a failure. That sentiment found support from one of Dixon’s fiercest critics, the Australia Council of Trade Unions, which in its submission to

RAAF aircrews from 37 Squadron and combat controllers from 4 Squadron have recently returned from participating in Red Flag 11-3, bringing back with them invaluable experience in exercising in a high value training environment incorporating realistic threats and complex coalition missions. The Red Flag exercises are planned and run by the US Air Force’s 414th

The venerable Boeing 767 first took to the skies thirty years ago and has continued to fill roles ranging in nature from domestic workhorse to international ETOPS pioneer. In that time, aviation technology has developed at an incredible pace and as the era of ADS-B dawns there is time for the 767 to learn just

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