Marc Joel Atrero

Phased Upgrade Programme Planned For Raaf’s F/A-18 Hornets A phased upgrade programme to maintain a technological edge in the region through until well into the 21st Century is planned for the Royal Australian Air Force’s 71 front line F/A-18 Hornet fighters. The Project, known as Air 5376, is moving ahead under the Five Year Defence

Air Nz’s Profit Soars On the day Air New Zealand announced a record net profit of $NZ190.66m for the year to June 30, the airline’s 1200 engineers filed two weeks notice of industrial action over a pay claim. The airline’s profit was 36% higher than the previous year, when the profit was $NZ139.5m and $NZ115.1m

Caa In Upheaval As Seaview Air Accident Opens A Pandora’s Box The crash of Seaview Air Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander Vh-Svq off the coast of Nsw en route between Williamtown and Lord Howe Island on October 2 has opened up festering wounds within the Civil Aviation Authority, the responsible government ministry and the aviation industry

Flying The Aerochute Dual Powered Parachute Ever wondered what a powered parachute is like to fly? Could for instance a private pilot easily convert across to one of these new low cost flying machines? Australian Aviation went for a test flight and found the craft to be not only a lot of fun but also

Tomcat For Nowra Naval Aviation Museum A former Us Navy Grumman F-14 Tomcat is set to become a prime exhibit at the Australian Naval Aviation Museum at Nowra. The fighter will be on permanent loan from the Us Department of Defense in much the same way as the B-52 at the Darwin Aviation Museum and

Townsend’s Helicopter Training School Cfi Wins Prestigious Churchill Fellowship In what can only amount to a plus for the helicopter industry as a whole, Chris Townsend, the founder and Chief Flying Instructor of Townsend’s Helicopter Training School has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study helicopter standardisation and safety procedures with the major international helicopter