Marc Joel Atrero

Cessna’s Citation XLS+ seeks to merge two worlds. It takes the high class cabin of their flagship ‘Citation X’ and combines it with the pure simplicity of their lighter jet range. The result is a highly successful blend of style and functionality is reinforced by an impressive set of numbers. Flying from the nation’s capital,

Milskil keeps RAAF fighter pilot skills in the ‘family’ With efficiency and reforms the key words in the ADF these days, the military is increasingly turning to the civil sector to provide contract services and capability to supplement that provided by those in uniform. Newcastle-based Milskil is one such company. Composed almost entirely of former

Farnborough boosts airframers’ order books It was the Farnborough of old as orders and the competitive juices flowed and new aircraft strutted their stuff. Crowds were wowed by both the brut power of the F-22 and the almost silent 787. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

What the new turboprops mean for regional aviation The last few years have seen a major resurgence in the market for turboprops, with a number of new programs underway and some older designs seeing a renaissance. Although many analysts were predicting the demise of turboprops in the regional airliner market during the 1990s and 2000s

Fokkers fly on in Australia Although they are both long out of production, Australia’s growing fleet of Fokker aircraft are testament to the advanced design and of the Dutch manufacturer. While the last Fokker 50 (F50) turboprops and Fokker 100 (F100) jets were completed in 1997 following the bankruptcy of Fokker in 1996, nowadays the

BAE Systems’ maintenance base The BAE Systems Australia facility at RAAF Williamtown/Newcastle Airport was built in 1998 to support the local assembly of 22 of the RAAF’s then new BAE Systems Hawk 127 Lead In Fighters (LIF), but also with the potential assembly of Eurofighter Typhoon fighters which BAE Systems was planning to pitch to