Marc Joel Atrero

Commercial 787 delivery pushed to 2011 Boeing has announced yet another delay to the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, with All Nippon Airlines now expected to take delivery of the aircraft in the middle of the first quarter of 2011. In a statement, Boeing announced that the revision to the delivery date “follows an

Virgin Blue’s emerging fleet plans go a long way to painting a picture as to how the airline will look in coming years. At one end of the scale the airline has announced plans to lease two Airbus A330-200s for domestic transcontinental flights, while at the other it is planning to sell off its six

While it may have been the Farnborough of old with orders flowing the flowing of competitive juices is what the industry should be concerned about. Leasing companies scrambled to buy blocks of aircraft and while aircraft manufacturers cited “pent up demand” one could not help and feel that the industry was slipping back into the

…standing for Brett and (his wife) Zahra Godfrey. BZG is pictured here passing through Nadi, Fiji, on delivery on August 1. (Brian Pine) New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ADU PA‑28RT‑201 Arrow IV 28R‑8018063 9/7/10 Blue Range Aviation, 306 Harpers Rd Barjarg Vic 3723 N81897 AHX Beech A36 Bonanza E‑3063 8/7/10 Aircraft Owner Group,

You could be forgiven if the election campaigns from all parties left you wondering if our nation’s vital transport ‘infrastructure’ simply didn’t include aviation. There was no indication that aviation ranks anywhere near the policy and spending importance of rail, roads or ports. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

In aviation, as in life, a change of scenery can provide new perspectives. On a recent overseas trip that mixed pleasure with some work I was able to observe general and regional aviation from fairly close range. What strikes you immediately is that aviation people speak the same language no matter what country you are