Marc Joel Atrero

True professionalism saved lives in the balance Damir Yusupov grew up in Igarka, a small Russian town whose population had decreased over the years to fewer than 7,000. Just prior to becoming a teenager he found the move with his family to the much larger town of Syzran, with a population of over 178,000, and

B-17 crash brings out the worst in some When B-17 ‘9-0-9’ crashed with fatalities on landing at Bradley Field, Connecticut, the scene was not even cold before the cry went up to ground all warbird aircraft. Dozens of Americans are killed in car accidents each day yet there is no shout to stop all motor

The new reality of aviation in Hong Kong Back in 2000-2001, some of the first clients of my business Pinstripe Solutions were heading to interviews in Hong Kong. The opportunity to live and work in this ex-pat hub was exciting and sought after.  It was viewed as a jumping off point to explore the world. The

Face to face with adventures in space and time Images of the Space Shuttle have ranged from conceptual drawings in children’s books on interstellar travel to iconic photographs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The sight of the shuttle’s engines bursting into life on the launch pad and illuminating the night was breathtaking

Supersonic makes for a smaller world, or does it? The search for a child of Concorde has been underway for years with most developers looking at smaller, business jet-sized replacements. One US company is being more adventurous and thinks it can offer airlines a larger supersonic alternative. Joe Wilding, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of

The return of De Havilland with a capital ‘D’ De Havilland Canada is back, a newly resurrected company that is celebrating its ties to the past while it looks to the future. Now under the umbrella of Longview Aviation Capital, what was previously the Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop has been restored to its original designation,