Marc Joel Atrero

CAE takes on China Southern WA Flying College One of Australia’s largest flying training organisations is now emerging as a key part of a worldwide training network to meet the growing demand for pilots in the Asian region. Over the past 17 years Perth based China Southern WA Flying College (CSWAFC) has been the starting

Precision navigation comes of age The pursuit of flight safety in commercial aviation is an ongoing task. Airlines and regulators alike continually seek to enhance their safety performance through all manner of rules, systems and burgeoning technology. So what if the opportunity arose to make the critical approach phase up to eight times safer for

USAF wing prepares for ‘integrated’ JSF training The RAAF’s first cadre of F-35A pilots and maintainers are scheduled to be trained at one of two Integrated Training Centres (ITCs) currently being established in the US. The first of these, at Eglin AFB in Florida, is in the process of populating its training ranks in preparation

Qantas and Virgin Blue profits point to clear air ahead? The profit reporting season has underlined how resilient the Australian domestic market has been in light of continued tough trading conditions for the world’s airlines. The headline underlying net profit figure for Qantas came in at the higher end of its guidance at $377 million

Fledglings take flight The RAAF’s fledgling Wedgetail AEW&C capability is taking a crawl-walk-run approach following the formal handover of the first two aircraft by Boeing on May 5. While a third aircraft has since joined the Williamtown based 2SQN, the first, A30-001, has been inducted into an R7 heavy maintenance period at Boeing Defence Australia’s

Polytechnic West opens its Aerospace Training Centre As WA’s aviation industry continues to grow on the back of the resources boom, Polytechnic West (PWA) has invested to ensure that it can provide key skills training to support the sector. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading