Marc Joel Atrero

Is it time for an overhaul of the Aviation Act? As the fire season finally ends and the firefighting helicopters begin their annual maintenance, the mustering season is getting underway in the northern dry season. Of course the emergency services, offshore, tourism, aerial application teams as well as many others are operational all year round.

A record of tackling the hard issues AAAA has celebrated its 60th anniversary over the past year. To remain relevant for this long in aviation, the association has consistently delivered on a simple value-for-money proposition for members. AAAA takes a long, strategic view and has committed significant resources to tackling hard issues – safety culture,

Seeking common sense on maintenance rules There appears to be no safety case or risk analysis conducted by CASA that examines the potential impact, within the existing Australian legal and legislative framework, of a CASA directive to adopt and implement FAA Part 43 maintenance rules for private flying and aerial work. There is also no

Successful forum focus on technical innovation The AAA Airfield Pavement and Lighting Forum and Pavement Technology Workshop in May provided a great overview of some of the technical innovation taking place at airports Australia-wide. It was really pleasing to see speakers from both major and regional airports sharing the latest case studies and research in

When tragedy grabs hold of the mainstream It’s been a high-profile year for commercial airline operations and not necessarily for the right reasons. The Boeing 737 MAX tragedies have dominated the headlines, while the recent vision of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) becoming a fireball has raised the conversation to fever pitch. As always,

That is the business class big question Do business class travellers really want a privacy door? After overwhelmingly positive responses to seats such as the Qatar Airways Qsuite and the Delta ONE Suite, the big question up front for the next five to 10 years is essentially whether people in the pointy end want to