Marc Joel Atrero

The weekend of August 10 and 11 – the 75th anniversary of the founding of Melbourne’s historic Essendon Airport – was marked by highly successful celebrations organised jointly by the airport’s own Chamber of Commerce, the FAC, local businesses and the City of Moonee Valley, the municipality in which the airport is situated. The celebrations

N16 – Westland Sea King 50 When the Wessex anti submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter replacement was considered by the RAN over 1971-72, the choice lay between the British Westland Sea King, Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King and the French Aerospatiale Super Frelon. The Australian Government decision in favor of the British Sea King (the SH-3H was

The International Air Services Commission was established in 1992 under the Labor Government’s “One Nation” policy statement, and according to the then Minister, was a fundamental component of one of “the most significant aviation reforms ever undertaken in this country.” In June 1996 the International Air Services Commission (IASC) gave notice of its requirement to

Cessna 150 and 152 This month, From The Cockpit takes a look at the Cessna 150 and 152, the aircraft sometimes nicknamed the ‘Tiny Tinny’ and one which has been responsible for the initial flying training of countless pilots over nearly four decades. Produced in massive numbers, the 150 and 152 have proved to be

Air power has been the decisive factor in nearly every major naval engagement since the beginning of the Second World War. Whether used by the Allies or the Axis Powers, air power when systematically applied to naval warfare annihilated naval surface forces and transport convoys not defended by friendly aircraft Some important examples bear examination.

The Enthusiasm and Confidence Perceived at the 1995 Paris Salon Was Bolstered by Farnborough to Unprecedented Levels as the Aviation Industry Continues to Surf the Crest of the Economic Wave The biennial show was officially opened by Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr Michael Heseltine and his speech had barely finished when the first cheque books