Marc Joel Atrero

Ejection seats and pilot survivability Military pilots seem to have a love hate relationship with ejection seats – colloquially referred to as ‘bang seats’. Designed to save lives, ejections can leave a pilot badly bruised, sometimes broken boned and about five centimetres shorter! The title picture above spectacularly captures the successful use of an ejection

V Australia US bound under Open Skies Any thoughts that V Australia might be a long haul budget carrier were swept aside in Sydney on March 31, when the airline announced its first route to Los Angeles and its three class seating configuration. And with the launch came news that the airline had entered into

Goodbye to the ‘Seven O’ The ADF’s only air-to-air refuelling unit, Richmond based 33SQN, is currently flying the ADF’s only air-to-air refuelling aircraft, 707 A20-624 Richmond Town. 33SQN is preparing to transition from the much loved but aged Boeing 707 to the vastly more capable EADS/Airbus KC‑30 (see from p62). And this year also marks

Cessna’s Citation Sovereign Since its successful launch in 1998, the Citation Sovereign has become a strong seller for Cessna and looks likely to dominate the midsize business jet market for some time. The Sovereign concept arose in the mid 1990s when Cessna identified a gap in the market for a new generation mid size business

Aviation’s accident investigator As the legislated body for investigation of transport accidents and incidents, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau plays a vital role in helping to improve safety across all major modes of transport. The ATSB has its genesis in a review of the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation in 1998-99. This content is available

Jetstar’s Airbus led expansions Jetstar is embarking on its biggest expansion program yet with the first of 17 Airbus A321s and 50 additional A320s now entering service to drive expansion within Australia and through Asia. The Qantas low cost subsidiary’s expansion plans were revealed as part of a November announcement that the Qantas Group would