Marc Joel Atrero

With a return to work for many operators following recent rain, safety should be at the front of everyone’s minds. But safety needs to go beyond just having an awareness or good intentions. Safety must be supported by a systematic approach which identifies and manages risks and provides tools to pilots to assist them to

Dumping Northwest NSW ports. Rex’s closing Air Link Dubbo’s network will leave a big geographic hole. Eight ports from Lightning Ridge to Cobar, North West of Dubbo, were first served by BAT DC3s after WW11, 7 passing to A/NSW F27s in the early 60s, each getting 3 or 4 shared flights per week direct to

Not a week goes by without an RAAA member calling to discuss difficulties that they are having with their airfield owner. This is particularly true around the time when leases are being renewed/not renewed or changed in some substantial way. Owners are usually trying to maximise their return on their investment and the tenant is

10 Years Ago • British Aerospace announced the conditional launch of the Avro RJX at the Avalon Airshow on February 16. With the same range of cabin configurations as the Avro RJ range, this new version will be powered by four 7000lb (31kN) AlliedSignal AS977-1A turbofans. • After eight years of acquiescence, Iraq began to

How do you get experience without a job? How do you get a job without experience? For the average new commercial pilot those two questions will be on the tip of their tongue as they seek that all elusive first job. The new-start may have had good instruction on how to become a commercial pilot

Ec 175 Prototype Takes Shape China’s Harbin Aviation Industry Co (Haig), a Subsidiary of the Chinese Helicopter Manufacturer Avicopter, Delivered the First Ec 175 Fuselage to Eurocopter on November 15 at a Ceremony Held at Its Harbin Facility (Pictured Above). The 16-passenger Ec 175, Known as the Z15 in China, is a Joint Development Between