Marc Joel Atrero

There’s little doubt Virgin Blue is being watched as closely now as at any time in its 10 year history. On the eve of the airline’s 10th anniversary of its first service on August 31 2000, new CEO John Borghetti, no doubt with the full backing of his board, is planning and rolling out sweeping

Emirates’ ambitions to build Dubai into “a central gateway to worldwide air travel” took another major step forward last month when it ordered 32 additional A380s valued at US$11.5 billion at list prices, the single biggest order for the aircraft to date and bringing EK’s total orders for the type to a staggering 90. But

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS BKS Sikorsky S‑76C 760521 28/4/10 Helicopter Resources, 110 Stuart Rd Tyabb Vic 3913 B‑KCC N9017M DIA Cessna 152 15281545 6/5/10 Richard Soesman, 12 Ruth Bedford St Franklin ACT 2913 N65424 DYH Beech G36 Bonanza E‑3787 3/5/10 Des Harrison Investments, 408 Hellawell Rd Sunnybank Hills Qld 4109 N456DY FJD

AAAA has launched a new program – the Aerial Application Management System or AAMS – that will enable aerial applicators to make the transition from pilots to business managers without the normal expensive learning curve of mistakes, dead-ends and stress. The idea for the program came from the varying shrill demands of regulators – all

After years of debate surrounding its existing short runway, nearby Oakey or a new site, Toowoomba’s mayor is now pushing a $5.5m upgrade to the airport, hopefully eliminating the runway hump and lifting it to just reach Q400 capability. Longer term, building a new jet capable airport at a greenfield site is also being floated,

The Night VFR rating is often an add-on that a newly minted private or commercial pilot feels would be a nice-to-have extra ticket. ‘Two weeks and I will have it’ is the thought. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some pilots view the NVFR as a poor mans instrument rating that will allow them