Marc Joel Atrero

Boeing Defence Australia VP and MD, John Duddy The past two years have seen mixed fortune for Boeing Australia. One the one hand, successful and one time/on budget sales and service introductions of C-17 transports and F/A-18F Super Hornets have kept the company at the forefront of the ADF’s acquisition trail. But a string of

Downturn, poor weather fail to dampen Avalon spirits Despite the variable Avalon weather and the looming shadow cast by the deepening global recession, the 2009 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition was still a bright return on the global aviation radar screen for the many exhibitors, trade and public visitors who attended the

New Qantas CEO Alan Joyce on leading in tough times Alan Joyce is wearing ties again, now he is running Qantas. “I had to dust them off,” joked Joyce of his need to wear ties again since his promotion from CEO of Jetstar to CEO of Qantas. “Lucky I didn’t give them to St Vincents

Ambitious SkyAirWorld wound up Former Embraer E-Jet operator SkyAirWorld (SAW) became the latest airline to disappear into the sky after it fell into administration on March 13, only a few weeks after announcing that it was ‘pausing’ to restructure. Sources attending the first creditor’s meeting on March 25 told Australian Aviation that the company owes

Boeing updates the F-15 Boeing revealed in late March that it is developing a new variant of the venerable F-15 which it hopes will take on the fifth generation F-35 and a number of 4.5 generation fighters currently on the market. The new model, internally dubbed F-15SE ‘Silent Eagle’, will features a number of design

The future of the Douglas DC-3 which operated Trans Australia Airlines’ first flight more than 50 years ago has been firmed up after Qantas announced a new partnership which will support the preservation and operation of the aircraft. Announced on March 13 at the Australian International Airshow, the DC-3, which is registered VH-SBA and known