Marc Joel Atrero

The review currently underway into the RAAF’s air combat capability by new Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon was more or less expected given Labor’s criticisms of the 2002 JSF and 2006 Super Hornet selection processes. Interestingly, the review’s timing does precede by some six to eight months the release of a new Defence White Paper due

Qantas Group News Qantas Took Delivery of A330-203 Vh-ebg Barossa Valley at Melbourne on December 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Flight Qf6008. Vh-ebg is the First of Six A330-203s to Join the Qantas Fleet Between December ’07 and December ’08, and Was the 5000th Airbus Aircraft Built. It Entered

Col Pay the December 7 Death of Col Pay While Testing a Modified Air Tractor 802 With Water Scoops Has Rocked the Warbirding Fraternity. The Accident Saw the Passing of One of Australia’s Greatest Warbird Enthusiasts. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

RAAF in the year of 2018 Re-engineering the RAAF Deputy Chief of Air Force AVM John Blackburn In last August’s Defence Update column, we raised the prospect of the RAAF facing a critical shortage of the suitably qualified pilots and support personnel who will be required right around the time it is due to take

In the inner harbour of Sydney is Rose Bay, the site of the oldest international airport in Australia and the home of the seaplane base for Sydney Seaplanes and Seawing Airways. The base continues to evolve to cater for the demands of high end tourism. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

China’s rapid economic development is driving the bulk of travel demand in the Asia-Pacific region. The latest Airbus Global Market Forecast estimates 6. 6 per cent annual growth in revenue passenger kilometres in the Pacific over the next five years, with much of the new growth coming from the Chinese leisure traffic market, which is