Marc Joel Atrero

Managing fuel is a critical to a safe flight Fuel. The stuff that an aero engine needs to keep turning and to keep your aircraft in the air. The trouble is that both here in Australia and in the US at least one aircraft a week runs out of fuel in the air, and those

90 years of Queensland RFDS pilots. Since the early days of powered flight, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has been providing critical aeromedical services to those living in rural and remote Australia. Founded in Queensland in 1928, the service was the brainchild of Rev. John Flynn. His mission was to provide a ‘mantle of

But it is better to get potential pilots interested early A few years back I was in Botswana, about to embark on a small charter flight to the remote Makgadikagadi salt pans when a young cheeky Aussie accent from the direction of cockpit called out “Hey Kirst, I know who you are, I’m heading back

Pilot training in the spotlight as government re-opens the door to foreign pilots For more than a decade, a team of aviation professionals with strong airline and training backgrounds has been attempting to establish the Australia Asia Flight Training School at Glen Innes Airport, a small airfield in the NSW Northern Tablelands. Consultant Neil Hansford

Emerging technologies threaten the West’s command of the air Air supremacy has been the essential start-point of every Western-led military campaign from the end of World War II up to today. The West’s politicians and generals have been safe in assuming that their armies and navies would be able to operate free from enemy air

A new season, and new challenges, demand the right approach As I was sitting on the start grid ahead of the third and final practice session of the first round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, I sat and watched the UAE Air Force display team arrive