Marc Joel Atrero

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has put the JSF program on notice during a media briefing at the Pentagon. Gates said that while testing and development of the F-35A CTOL and F-35C CV variants “are proceeding satisfactorily,” the F-35B STOVL version “is experiencing significant testing problems. ” He added that, “These issues may lead to

The 1000th example of Boeing’s first widebody twin was a 767-300ER for ANA, and was the last to be built on the existing 767 assembly line. 767s from aircraft 1001 on are being built on what Boeing calls “a new, smaller bay that repositions the production line toward a leaner, more efficient operation”. The 767

March sees the Royal Australian Air Force celebrate its 90th anniversary. From humble beginnings with WW1 surplus ‘Imperial Gift’ biplanes in 1921, to finishing WW2 as the world’s fourth largest air arm (after the defeat of Germany and Japan), to today’s “world’s best small air force”, the RAAF can rightly celebrate a remarkable history and

While QF 32 made a text book landing under extremely difficult circumstances after its No. 2 Rolls-Royce Trent 972 engine exploded on November 4, the engine makers’ shares crashed. In just two days the shares plummeted 14%, wiping off £1.75 billion off the market value. But Rolls-Royce was just getting hammered for the incident it

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS CHA Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 3328 20/10/10 Commercial Helicopters, PO Box 1137 Mudgee NSW 2850 ZP-HCN N2057Q CQE MXR MXS-R 010 9/11/10 Peter Pring‑Shambler, PO Box 263 Temora 2666 N540MH DUN Air Tractor AT‑802A 802A‑0382 1/11/10 Aerowest, 1/18 Elvira St Palmyra WA 6157 N8521E EBO Airbus A330‑202 1169

It’s that time of year again when another crop of school leavers will be making choices about the career that may sustain them for decades to come. The competition for Generation Y’s attention in a climate of skills shortages is likely to be ferocious, but aviation seems to struggle to find its voice as a