Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorRight Hand Seat – CPL ATO qualifications
April 20, 2011 0 commentCpl Ato Qualifications Wanted; Chief Pilot/Chief Flying Instructor. Qualifications to include ATO approval. Adverts like this are appearing almost weekly in Pilot Wanted adverts in recent times. 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
Read moreYesteryear
April 19, 2011 0 comment10 Years Ago BAE Systems’ RJX-85, G-ORIX, the first Avro RJX development aircraft, had its maiden flight on April 28 from Woodford, Cheshire lasting 2 hours 54 minutes. 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
Read moreGathering clouds
April 18, 2011 0 commentRegional aviation is often the ‘canary in the cage’ for commercial aviation. As always there are clouds gathering on a range of fronts. Fuel prices appear to be trending up with escalating tensions across the Middle East not helping matters. Operators are watching developments closely, particularly as to how costs will impact the thinner routes
Read moreRotor Torque
April 17, 2011 0 commentEmqhr Wins Rescue Award The Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue (EMQHR) service has received a major international award – Rescue of the Year – in recognition of its herculean relief efforts during January’s Queensland floods. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this
Read moreIssue 281: 747-81 Incredible, again?
April 17, 2011 0 commentIntercontinental “I love it and the higher the price of fuel goes the better it looks.” While Richard Aboulafia, noted analysts with the Washington DC Teal Group is a great rap for the 747-8I, Boeing has struggled, up till now, to get airlines to think quite in those terms about the latest version of the
Read moreMan with a mission
April 16, 2011 0 commentWhen I first met Vice Admiral David Venlet, the new head of the JSF Program Office (JPO) at a media brief and Q&A the day before the Avalon Airshow, I was immediately struck by his composure and quietly spoken demeanour, traits that are common to many former fighter pilots who have advanced in their careers
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