Marc Joel Atrero

NFH pitches at Phase 8 In our November issue we took a closer look at the Team Romeo MH-60R, its capabilities, development and service entry with the US Navy, and its claims to the Royal Australian Navy’s Air 9000 Phase 8 Naval Combat helicopter replacement program. With a decision due to go before federal cabinet’s

Senate scrutiny for Australia’s airline safety standards A wide ranging Senate inquiry into pilot training standards, regulations and reporting of safety incidents kicked off in October, promising close scrutiny of safety within Australia’s airline industry. The inquiry was prompted by lobbying from South Australian independent Senator Nick Xenophon, who called for it after being approached

Challenging times, but many new aircraft offerings Although they are going through challenging times at the moment, the world’s business aircraft manufacturers had plenty of program news at the annual NBAA convention. This year’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention was held at Atlanta, Georgia, in October, with the over 1000 companies displaying their wares

The November 4 uncontained failure of the number 2 Rolls- Royce Trent 900 engine on a Qantas A380 just six minutes after it took off from Singapore led the airline to immediately ground its six strong A380 fleet. Part of the engine disintegrated over the Indonesian island of Batam, about 25km south of Singapore, at

Then in early November the 747-8I achieved ‘power on’ for the first time, allowing engineers to begin functional tests on the aircraft. According to Boeing, power on is a series of tasks that methodically energise and activate the aircraft’s systems, with electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems brought on line. (Boeing) Commercial This content is available

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce must be wondering why his luck has deserted him. The much publicised QF32 engine failure in early November served to completely overshadow Qantas’s 90th anniversary celebrations. What should have been a time of pride and celebration of a stellar 90 year history of technical innovation and engineering excellence instead was more