Marc Joel Atrero

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

The airline business is all about passion and going the extra mile, not profit because industry wide there isn’t any money to be made worth banking on. It was passion that drove Paul “Ginty” McGuinness, an adventurous and skillful pilot, and his observer/gunner, Wilmot Hudson Fysh and their friend, and pilot Wilfred Arthur Baird to

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ALP Neico Lancair Legacy L2K‑142 12/8/10 Minnen Holdings, PO Box 426 Geraldton WA 6530 N995CB ASY PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7916308 27/8/10 Blue Range Aviation, 306 Harpers Rd Barjarg Vic 3723 N2087U BKS SIAI Marchetti S211 004/02‑001 30/8/10 Royston Ferris, PO Box 483 Narrabeen NSW 2101 380 (Republic of

A perfect storm of wet paddocks, big crops, high pest loads and pilot and aircraft shortages has led to considerable pressure on pilots and operators across the eastern states. This is a great time for budding ag pilots to get involved with the industry and hopefully the seasonal turnaround will last long enough for many

With the balance of power in the new federal parliament held by the three rural independents, a rare chance exists to sort out the nation’s many struggling aerodromes, of which many are within their electorates. Given major promises made by both sides to regional and remote areas, the Regional Aviation Association of Australia, the Aircraft