Marc Joel Atrero

Commercial 787 fire started in power panel Boeing says that the fire on board one of its 787 Dreamliner test aircraft started in its P100 power panel and spread into one of the aircraft’s insulation blankets which self-extinguished the fire once the fault in the power panel was cleared. “Damage to the ZA002 P100 panel

December just witnessed the most significant transformation in Australia’s airpower disposition in a generation. Not since the F/A-18A/B Hornet replaced the Mirage a quarter of a century ago have we seen a transformation as significant as the retirement of the F-111 and the standing up of the F/A-18F Super Hornet. December 2/3’s retirement ceremonies and

The seriousness of the uncontained engine failure that crippled a Qantas A380 in early November after take-off from Singapore become apparent as less glamorous but far more lethal wreckage was uncovered. Well away from the high profile engine cowling wreckage with the familiar Qantas colours of red and white which media focused on there was

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AGQ Ayres S2R‑T34 Turbo Thrush T34‑237 22/9/10 AGA Services, PO Box 1231 Deniliquin NSW 2710 N445JM N2054F BGM Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S10991 28/9/10 Aeromil Pacific, PO Box 199 Georges This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

10 Years Ago • Prime Minister Howard tabled a White Paper in Parliament on December 6 outlining a defence spending increase of $23. 5 billion over 10 years. Among the measures will be the provision of funds for up to 100 new combat aircraft to replace the 71 F/A- 18s which will reach the end

In October I attended the Auster fly-in where I got chatting with an Ag pilot. He mentioned that he was keen to become a GA flight instructor but there was a problem, a big problem. Based in central-south NSW he raised a fact that I was broadly aware of but no one had ever discussed