Marc Joel Atrero

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

Personal jet pioneer Thanks to the Recent Availability of Lightweight Turbofans From Williams and Pratt & Whitney Canada, the Ga Pilot’s Dream of a Single-engined Jet Powered Aircraft is Getting a Lot Closer to Reality. Now That a Light, Cheap, and Fuel Efficient Jet Engine Will Fit Into a Relatively Small Four-tofive Seater Airframe, Plus

The ADF aid response to Cyclone Guba The first major South Pacific cyclone of the 2007/08 season developed out of a tropical low in the northern Coral Sea on November 13, and went on to devastate parts of Papua New Guinea’s north-eastern coastal region around Oro Province. In the aftermath of the cyclone, ADF aircraft

…Airways aircraft when the latter company absorbed Airlines of Australia in July 1942. They were renamed Binana and Tokana respectively. Eighteen months later, with spares for their ageing 235hp (175kW) Lycoming radial engines impossible to obtain because of the USA’s entry into the war, both Stinsons were converted to a twin-engined configuration using 650hp (485kW)

The Staaken Flitzer is a remarkable aeroplane – the only biplane I know of that will not only fly, but actually flies really well, behind the puny power of a VW Beetle/Bug car engine. And its handling is delightful: light, nimble and responsive. The brainchild of British aviation artist and lifelong aeronautical enthusiast Lynn Williams,