Marc Joel Atrero

The challenge of untangling WA’s “embarrassment” In November last year former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon declared that the privatization of Australia’s airports would be judged in the fullness of time as a failure. In Perth, some argue, you don’t have to wait for the fullness of time for that failure appears to be there for

RNZAF 757s return to service after freighter mods The Royal New Zealand Air Force has returned to service its two Boeing 757 transports after an extensive upgrade program. The NZ$221m (A$175m) acquisition and modification project began when the RNZAF accepted two former Transavia Airlines 757-2K2s to replace its two ageing 727-100 transports in March and

Helicopter industry robust in economic slowdown After a strong run for a number of years, the Australian helicopter industry has been experiencing a slowing down, but signs are that things are starting to return to normal levels of activity. Prior to 2008, the Australian helicopter industry had been undergoing an unprecedented boom, driven by strong

Airbus’s 787 counter “progressing along” Airbus officials recently updated aerospace media representatives on the company’s new A350 twin jet during its ‘Innovation Days’ series of briefings in Hamburg in May. The manufacturer predicts 5900 aircraft will be sold in the medium twin-aisle market over the next 20 years, half of which it says will be

The government’s 2009-10 budget released on May 9 sees Defence spending leap some 14 per cent for the 2009-10 financial year to $26. 6 billion. Defence’s budget then falls slightly – in real terms – over subsequent years to be at $26. 3 billion for 2012-13 – allowing the government to meet its Defence White

Charter carrier OzJet has become the latest Australian carrier to collapse, with the airline entering administration on May 21, shortly after issuing a statement announcing it would “suspend operating its 737 fleet ex-Perth.” The carrier, which was a subsidiary of HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, had four Boeing 737-200s, although it is understood that not all the