Marc Joel Atrero

Another Boomerang Flys CAC built CA-12 Boomerang, c/n 886, VH-XBL/A46-63 LB-L, made its first post restoration flight at Caboolture, Qld. on Friday June 26. The pilot was Matt Denning who had owned and still flies Boomerang VH-MHR now with the Temora Aviation Museum. In a camouflage paint scheme the flight now marks as three the

I have been reading plenty of infrastructure articles lately. This year federal and state governments have announced $250b in infrastructure projects. Governments don’t have all of the money needed and will rely on a fashionable concept, public private partnerships (PPPs). It is yet to be seen whether major private capital will be attracted. There are

10 Years Ago On August 9 1999 launch customer Skyways Airlines of Milwaukee took delivery of two Fairchild Dornier 328JETS at San Antonio, Texas to inaugurate the type’s entry into service. Orders and options for the 328JET have reached 162. The maiden flight in the UK of the first WAH-64 Apache Longbow for the British

Talking with aerospace’s giants at the Paris Airshow “No, No, No!” was the short and emphatic answer from Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney when Australian Aviation asked him whether the manufacturer has lost its nerve to launch a new aircraft program after the battering the company has taken from 787 production glitches. “My

The Jabiru spreads its wings Bundaberg is best known as the home of the great solo aviator, Bert Hinkler. For 20 years the Jabiru aircraft company has been putting Bundaberg on the map and today is carving another niche in aviation history with the popular J230/430 range. Growing Up. Having started Jabiru in 1988, the

Jetstar’s brand continues to fly across the region While its recent expansion into the domestic New Zealand market is still being bedded down, Jetstar’s expansion in the Asian market is continuing apace, with its two key affiliates gearing up for regional expansion over the next year Its Singaporean based affiliate Jetstar Asia has plans to