Marc Joel Atrero

The government has released its terms of reference for the Productivity Commission inquiry into airport regulation. Without pre-empting the inquiry’s conclusions the RAAA welcomes the opportunity to present the operator’s perspective on our aviation infrastructure monopolies. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

10 Years Ago • Airbus has confirmed at its annual press briefing in Paris on January 29 that it will develop an A330 freighter version, the A330-200F, with a payload of 63 tonnes over a 7860km (4250nm) range. The aircraft could be in service by 2004, but the go-ahead would depend on sufficient orders. This

F-111 in RAAF service When F-111C A8-125 callsign ‘Sabre Two’, crewed by FLTLT Andrew ‘Klo’ Kloeden and 6SQN commanding officer WGCDR Michael ‘Micka’ Gray, touched down on Amberley’s Runway 33 at 1.22pm on December 3, it brought to a close more than 37 years of RAAF F-111 operations. The event was witnessed by current and

The Indonesian defence minister has announced his country’s intention to acquire 180 Sukhoi Su-30s, an ambition which, according to an Aviation Week headline, will create ‘A Fearsome Force of Flankers’. But even allowing for journalistic hyperbole, this assessment is wildly off the mark. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Raaf Caribou for Hars? The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Has Shown Strong Interest in Acquiring an Ex Raaf Caribou Stol Transport, Sending a Team to Oakey, Where the Survivors Are Stored, to Inspect Aircraft Suitable for Acquisition. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

Ec135 Demonstrated To Defence Australian Aerospace demonstrated the Eurocopter EC135, its contender for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project, to Defence officials in Nowra and Canberra in late November. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this