Marc Joel Atrero

As the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development program matures, it is facing increasing scrutiny by government oversight organisations of partner and potential customer nations, and the ‘comentariat’ in those countries alike. And while manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon’s JSF Program Office (JPO), and US Defense Secretary Robert Gates continue to paint rosy pictures about schedule,

Adf Response to Operation Kokoda Assist Two Army Black Hawks and a Navy Sea King Were Among Several Adf Aviation Assets Involved in Operation Kokoda Assist, Working With the Pngdf to Aid the Search and Recovery Operation of the Airlines Png Twin Otter Which Crashed on August 11 Near Kokoda Claiming the Lives of All

Qantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A380 to Qantas, Two 737-800s to Jetconnect and a Q400 to Qantaslink, and the Departure of Australian Air Express’s Last 727. Qantas Took Delivery of Its Fourth A380-842, Vh-oqd Fergus Mcmaster, at Sydney on August 24 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse

Siai Marchetti S211 Warbirds For Sale In a major coupe that could see Australian warbird jet numbers increased Steve Ferris of International Air Parts, Sydney, has purchased the entire fleet of Australian based Republic of Singapore Air Force Siai Marchetti S211 jets. The jets are now up for sale to all comers. 20 aircraft are

Called to our orderly room, my crew and I were told we were posted to the RAF’s 14 Squadron, a light bomber unit flying Blenheims in the Western Desert. “You have been selected,” they told us, “because squadron losses have been so heavy in recent weeks – they are down to 10 per cent of

Gaby Kennard reflects on her round-the-world solo flight Amelia Earhart died on her round-the-world flight, just over 70 years ago, but she lives on in the hearts and minds of women pilots everywhere. For Gaby Kennard, who departed on her historic round-the-world solo flight 20 years ago this August, the legacy is profound. “Flying may