Marc Joel Atrero

Sukhoi Su-29 Sukhoi! To many people the name conjures up images of a Russian high performance aircraft. It certainly does to me and in this case it conjures up an image of one of the highest performing aerobatic aircraft in the world. ie: The Sukhoi Su-26/29. Since commencing competition aerobatics two years ago, I have

Adf Bombing Helps Stem Nsw Fires It has gone little noticed that Australian Defence Force efforts in combating last January’s New South Wales bushfires are believed to be the largest ADF involvement in natural disaster relief work since Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in 1974. Much of the ADF aid was aviation related, with Army and

Air New Zealand’s Australian Option Don’t hold your breath waiting for Air New Zealand to buy control of Ansett Australia. Despite all the operational arguments favouring it, Air New Zealand’s Chief Executive and Managing Director, James McCrea, downplays the likelihood of such a move. That appears to be part of Air New Zealand’s strategy to

Kiwis Take the Gold as Australia’s Inaugural Air Race Becomes Airborne Valleyfield, a WW2 Training Field Came Alive in Early March With the Sounds of Thumping Radials and Screaming Continentals and Lycomings as Australia’s Inaugural Pylon Racing Event Took Wing. And took wing it did. The gutsy move some two years back by the Launceston

 Qantas-Usair Codeshare: Qantas and USAir have concluded a new codesharing arrangement which will see up to seven daily flights between Los Angeles and San Francisco operating under Qantas flight codes. Qantas terminated direct flights between Australia and San Francisco on March 27 and will now concentrate solely upon services to Los Angeles. The USAir codeshare

Books the Best of the Past – Preserving and Flying Aviation’s Fifty Year Legacy: Brian M Simcox This large book will no doubt appeal to the warbird enthusiast with its big air-to- air colour photos and takeoff to landing flight reports on the Stearman, Texan, Mustang and B-17. Having seen several of the restored warbirds