Marc Joel Atrero

Delivering the flightpath of the future? “So it’s been almost two years work, and I think whilst circumstances change with aviation – it’s a fast moving industry – it’s an attempt to put the framework around the broad range of chapters that we have in headings of economy, safety and security, the community, consultation engaging,

The battle to replace the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of 16 S-70B-2 Seahawks and the still vacant anti-surface capability left by the cancellation of the Seasprite is ramping up. The hot topic at late January’s Pacific 2010 maritime exposition in Sydney was whether federal cabinet would go with Defence’s reported recommendation and order the Sikorsky/Lockheed

Jetstar Pacific hits difficulties with Vietnamese authorities The smiles apparent at the launch of Jetstar Pacific in 2008 appear to have faded as the relationship between Qantas and the Vietnamese government appears to be turning from bad to worse. The most dramatic turn in the now strained relationship emerged in late December when it was

The race for low cost dominance in Asia took an interesting turn on January 6 with AirAsia and Jetstar announcing an alliance between the two carriers, coincidentally on the same day rival airline Tiger Airways launched its initial public offering. The two carriers, which effectively compete for traffic within Asia and to and from Australia,

Russia’s long-awaited answer to the F-22 Raptor, the Sukhoi T-50, made its first flight on January 29 from Sukhoi/ KnAAPO’s Komsomolskon- Amur facility in Siberia’s far east. The T-50 is the prototype of the next generation PAK-FA (Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Frontovoi Aviatsy, or Future Frontline Aircraft System) under development to replace Russia’s Su-27/Su-30 Flanker series

Commercial 787 Achieves Initial Airworthiness the 787 Completed Initial Airworthiness Testing in Mid January, One Month After the Aircraft Made Its First Flight on December 15 Last Year. The Initial Airworthiness Milestone Allows the Expansion of the Flight Test Program, Allowing More Crew Members to Be Carried on Flights and More Aircraft to Join the