Marc Joel Atrero

The Red Bull Air Race World Series Landed in Perth for the First Time in November for the Final and Champion-ship-deciding Round for 2006. Pilots Competing in the Red Bull Air Race Are Required to Fly Through a Series of Inflat-able ‘air Gates’ in a Predetermined Sequence in the Fastest Possible Time at a Height

The RAAF’s first C-17 arrives RAAF and ADF airlift capabilities have entered the big league with the arrival into Australia of the RAAF’s first Boeing C-17 Globemaster transport in early December. The aircraft’s official welcome ceremony at Canberra Airport on December 4 came just nine months after the government commit-ted to purchase the C-17 to

Flight testing the Mk 26 Spitfire kit Okay. First things first. Everybody asks, “Does this look alike actually fly like a Spitfire?” My answer? “Yes, it flies very much like a Spitfire – but it’s easier. ” After 15 hours of flight testing it, I reckon this aeroplane is one of the nicest and most

Singapore Airlines’s push for premium passengers They say that seeing is believing – and that famous saying was reinforced when Australian Aviation was given an exclusive preview of Singapore Airlines’s new luxurious interior. In our December issue, Australian Aviation previewed Singapore Airlines’s ambitious plans for a radical $477 million makeover of its entire cabin product,

The EADS board has given the green light to Airbus for the industrial launch of the A350XWB long range twin jet, with service entry planned for 2013. The decision followed a drawn out internal debate about the aircraft’s viability against Boeing’s hot-selling 777 and 787, the latter of which will have a five year head

For many years Embraer has been working hard to sell its popular twin engined E-Jets range to Australian airlines. Then a flurry of announcement in late 2006 saw no fewer than three Australian operators commit to the type. In quick succession SkyAirWorld, Virgin Blue and AirNorth all committed to acquiring E-Jets, making 2006 a memorable