Marc Joel Atrero

Seatback camera exposure goes viral Look closely at the inflight entertainment screen in front of you: is there a small camera staring back? On new IFE systems aboard Singapore and a few other airlines, there is, and a passenger recently went viral by posting pictures of the camera online. Many passengers won’t be aware that

Misconceptions behind misunderstanding Do pilots feel misunderstood? A great question. One that required further investigation to ensure that it was not just my take on 20 years of one-on-on conversations with pilots. Not that they complain — oh no. Apart from a little cynicism that creeps into the layers of any long-term career, I can

Vietnamese carriers back ambition with big deals Amidst all the hoopla in Hanoi last month as US President Donald Trump continue his love affair with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un there was another more than happy figure. Boeing chief executive Kevin McAllister was thoroughly enjoying a quick visit to Vietnam to witness the signing of a

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news The Big One – Avalon The big event for this issue is coverage of the Australian International Airshow 2019 held by Airshows Downunder at Avalon Airport, Victoria. The airshow is the biggest and arguably the best held in Australia and attracts both airshow acts from overseas as well

Smart appearance and good attiude mean business It was while I was closing off an aircraft retract endorsement that a young fellow came up to the aircraft as I waited for my student to dip the tanks. The young guy would have been about 19 years old and wore the pilot shirt of a flying

Gone but not forgotten, the original speed machine It was supposed to be the first example of the aircraft of the future, jetting across the world at twice the speed of sound, straddling 41 kilometres every minute, cutting the effective size of the world in half. Fifty years ago, on March 2 1969, the first