Marc Joel Atrero

There are some ironies for regional aviation, and aviation in general, in the government’s Green Paper covering the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Since the beginning and particularly from the start of the jet age, designers, engineers and operators have done everything in their power to improve airframe, engine and fuel efficiency. This content is

10 Years Ago • The Boeing Business Jet received joint type certification from the US FAA and European JAA on October 29. • National Business Aviation Association president Jack Alcott told members at this month’s convention that fractional ownership had been a major catalyst in driving business aircraft sales. Since the concept was launched in

Sikorsky X2 Makes First Flight Sikorsky’s X2 Technology Prototype Made Its First Flight on August 27 From Its Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Subsidiary’s Rapid-prototyping Facility in Horseheads, New York. Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck Flew the Counter-rotating Coaxial Rotor X2 for 30 Minutes Without the Use of Its Pusher Propeller in Forward Flight, Hovered in

Qantas Group Fleet Update in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Three Aircraft to the Qantas Group, Comprising an A330-200 for Qantas, an A320 for Jetstar, and a Q400 for Qantaslink. Qantas Took Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebk Savannah Way in Melbourne on August 7 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry From Toulouse via Singapore

Eagles aid RAAF Fighter Combat Instructor course The RAAF is in the midst of an intensive and extended air combat training exercise which will range from RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle and finish at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory. The Fighter Combat Instructor (FCI) course aims to graduate expert leaders and instructors capable

The evolution of the ADF’s Air 5428 New Pilot Training System and Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training Scheme (HATS) through the White Paper and follow-on 2009-2019 DCP processes will be interesting to observe. Air 5428 aims to replace the current BAE Systems Australia BFTS arrangement (see article from p46), which utilises the VH