Marc Joel Atrero

The biggest business aviation operator in the West While Perth is not known as a centre of business aviation, the growth of AVWest in recent years has changed that perception, with the operator now on track to become the largest in the Australasian region. Based at the Perth Jet Centre adjacent to the domestic terminals

We have seen another excellent 12 months for bizjet deliveries to operators in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. For the 12 months to the end of October some 29 aircraft were delivered while eight were either sold overseas or were removed from the register. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Better times for business aviation Business aviation globally has faced another tough year, although the growth of the Australian economy has seen the local industry hold up reasonably well. “Our business aviation community is very healthy and they are using their aircraft and are off buying more,” Australian Business Aviation Association CEO David Bell told

RNZAF accepts first upgraded Hercules Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Lockheed C-130H Hercules NZ7004 of 40 Squadron was accepted back into service at RNZAF Base Auckland following a ceremony on October 21 to celebrate the home coming of the first aircraft to be put through the Life Extension Programme (LEP). NZ7004 is one of

According to Donald Douglas Snr, when American Airlines President Cyrus Rowlett Smith, or “CR”, placed the commitment that launched the DC-3 in 1934 he was in “a cold sweat, because he just didn’t have the money to pay for them. ” As the DC-3 celebrates the 75th anniversary of its December 17 1935 first flight,

Surveillance & Response Group The RAAF’s Surveillance and Response Group (SRG) is, as its name suggests, the RAAF’s Force Element Group (FEG) not only responsible for the bulk of the ADF’s airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) work, but also land and air based battle space management, either at home in Australia and its immediate