Marc Joel Atrero

Analysing the Qantas-BA merger plan When news broke in late November that Qantas and British Airways – on again off again airliner partners – were seeking an equity marriage, it was greeted with bouquets by lay commentators, brickbats by industry veterans and an overwhelming patriotic NO from the general public. Revelations of the merger discussions

Army’s Parachute Training School Parachuting Has Proven to Be the Most Efficient Way to Rapidly Insert a Large Contingent of Soldiers Into a War Zone – a Practice That Has Been Used as a Warfighting Capability by Militaries of the World Since the Second World War. Keeping the Army’s Four Paratroop Units Equipped With Highly

The new two-seat Cessna After an absence of over 20 years, Cessna is gearing up to deliver its first new 2 seater single engine piston aircraft, the Model 162 Skycatcher, from the second half of the year. Launched amid a flurry of orders in mid 2007, the SkyCatcher has its origins into Cessna’s studies of

Private funding for ADF pilot training? New programs for ADF pilot training are under way following a recent DMO market sounding process to assess the viability of using a ‘public private partnership’ – or PPP – funding model. A Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) industry brief on November 13 told potential bidders of their preferred direction

Flying Pip Borrman’s Pitts Samson replica It has a presence standing proudly on the tarmac with the general public staring in awe at it sheer size and spectacular lines. It reeks of the bygone Barnstorming days. It has that air of nostalgia about its very presence BUT beyond the facade it is a Muscle Bi-plane

Geoff Dixon reflects on his time as Qantas CEO “It’s as tough as I’ve ever seen it,” Geoff Dixon observed of current airline market conditions. But now, for the first time in eight years, the 68 year old is not at the head of Qantas to lead the airline through yet more turbulent times. “I