Marc Joel Atrero

Jpats – The Decision Nears With evaluations of the seven contenders for the USA’s Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) contract now in the crucial Source Selection Phase, it won’t be long before we find out who has won this large and important competition. In some ways, the programme can be regarded as revolutionary as

Australian Airlink Bae 146 Fleet Update Australian Airlink is set to lease three BAe 146-200s and two BAe 146-300s from National Jet Systems in Adelaide. The three BAe 146-200s (VH-NJG, VH-NJH, and VH-NJJ) are scheduled for delivery in early September, while the two BAe 146-300s (VH-NJL and VH-NJN) are expected in early November. Specific details

September, 1944. 50 Years Ago… September 1 — Sw Pacific MacArthur plans simultaneous landings on Morotai Island, midway between New Guinea and Mindanao, and Palau in the Caroline Islands for the 15th, hoping to divide Japanese countermeasures. The SWPA air forces begins heavy daylight raids against enemy air facilities in Ceram, Halmahera and north Celebes

Boeing 747 Part II – The Family Grows Seven thousand five hundred engineering drawings were used to produce the first Boeing 747. Six hundred 747s lined up nose to tail would span 42.3 km (26.3 miles). The 747 was the first triple deck commercial aircraft and the first since the Boeing Stratocruiser of the late

10 Years Ago The Indian Ministry of Defence is assessing the capabilities of various Indian shipyards with a view to a decision on the construction of a V/STOL carrier to replace the INS Vikrant in the mid 1980s. They are looking at a conventional carrier of 25,400/30,500 tonnes rather than one installed with ski jumps.

A20 – Boeing 707 The acquisition of the Boeing 707 as a strategic transport and aerial refueller for the RAAF had long been discussed. The first two aircraft were obtained in 1979 to supplement the C-130 Hercules fleet as long range transports, with the intention to obtain more and eventually acquire an air-to-air tanker capability.