Marc Joel Atrero

Dive into winter Beat the chill with the ideal bomber jacket Winter has well and truly arrived in the southern hemisphere. With overnight temperatures dropping below zero in many parts of the country, it’s important as aviators that we remember to always “dress for the ground”. It may be a nice warm afternoon to fly

Insights from the world of aviation Airport news Adelaide Airport is trialling new 3D X-Ray machines and body scanners, as well as an automated tray return system, that will allow travellers to keep their laptops and other electronic devices in their bags when going through the security checkpoint. Participation in the trial is optional, with

Challenge stirs to the civil aviation duopoly Ask even the most casual Western observers of the civilian aircraft manufacturing scene which names immediately spring to mind and it’s a sure bet they will say Boeing and Airbus. The Seattle and Toulouse-based giants have dominated our skies for so long that there is an inevitability about

How the A220 fits into the ranks at Airbus In 2016, Airbus’ former chief operating officer for customers John Leahy called the Bombardier C Series “a cute little airplane”. The aircraft, which fits somewhere in a category between large regional jet and small airliner, is indeed ‘little’ as far as Airbus is concerned. But its

Just who, when, where next, and how? It was while I was having dinner with three instructors and “shooting the breeze” that a few items came up – the sorts of things that do not get media exposure in the public relations handouts about new flight schools and flight training. It was an interesting chat

Company Engineers An Ever Brighter Future Last year marked the 30th anniversary for Australia’s Jabiru Aircraft. Over that period the company, grown from humble beginnings, has delivered more than 2,000 aircraft and 6,500 engines worldwide. Now, with the recent announcement of an automatic mixture control design, it is evident that neither Jabiru Aircraft nor Rodney