Marc Joel Atrero

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

D for Darling turns into D for Debt It was the darling of the aviation industry. China’s HNA Group and its flagship Hainan Airlines had become China’s fourth largest carrier, launching flights across the globe and investing a staggering $A90 billion on everything from airlines, hotels and property to airline catering businesses and banks in

How the Mirage III became the chosen one Early aircraft had an unpainted natural metal finish. The disappearing kangaroo within the RAAF fuselage roundel, as shown here positioned over an intake when the engine was running, was solved by moving the insignia forward. Sold to the Pakistan Air Force in 1990. ERIC ALLEN T he

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news Temora Happenings A major change has taken place at the Temora Aviation Museum. From July 1 the RAAF takes over ownership of 11 of the museum’s fleet of warbirds. Two aircraft at the museum are not being transferred to the arrangement, these being the Dragon Fly VH-DLO and

Is this the right time to become a pilot? Should you become a pilot? To be brutally honest, I don’t know how to answer that. Many of you asking me this already have successful careers in other industries. Starting a flying career is, in some ways, a giant step sideways, actually backwards in many aspects