Marc Joel Atrero

Around Australia in a Jabiru for the RFDS From its earliest conception, my flight around Australia titled ‘There and Back’ was destined to be memorable. However, the degree to which it exceeded expectations could never have been fathomed when I first decided to celebrate the centenary of powered flight in Australia. One can always plan

Airbus has dubbed its studies into a possible re-engining of its A320 Family as ‘NEO’ – for New Engine Options – as it closes on a decision on whether to embark on an interim narrow body upgrade pending a more permanent replacement in the mid to late 2020s. Airbus COO Customers, John Leahy told media

Flightdeck automation “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.” Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman’s famous observation has relevance to the expectation within the aviation industry and general public that the new technology being incorporated into the latest generation of aircraft will by itself eliminate all airline accidents.

The transition to Class D and NTAs Australia finally bid farewell to the contentious General Aviation Aerodrome Procedures (GAAP) on June 3, with the unique set of procedures now replaced by more globally recognised Class D procedures. In service since the 1970s, GAAP was significantly altered last year after two CASA commissioned reports found that

Challenges & opportunities in designing a new ADF pilot training system The ADF is on the verge of a near complete replacement of its pilot training system for all three services, and is poised at a critical juncture where it must decide whether to replace existing platforms like with like, or follow the lead of

Good capabilities can come in small packages The recent foray into UAV operations by the RAAF with its 5 Flight IAI Heron deployment at Kandahar in Afghanistan may be the largest unmanned system operated by the ADF to date, but it has drawn heavily on the experience of the Army’s operations with leased Insitu ScanEagles