Marc Joel Atrero

Two decades go by in the battle for business Believe it or not, this year marks two decades since business class turned from seats to beds. Virgin Atlantic was the original innovator with the J2000 seat, the first of a generation of “sloping sleeper”, angled lie-flat seats that began to replace the 1990s’ cradle sleepers.

How losing focus can literally tie you down If you ask the partner of an aviator, including my wife, you may hear that aircrew don’t ever really grow up – they just continue to follow their childhood dreams. For many of us, the same feelings evoked as a child at Christmas continue on a regular

Going Supersonic  Bremont marks Concorde’s 50th with limited edition If there is one thing we’ve learned over 40 years at Australian Aviation, it’s that everyone loves the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this game-changing and beautiful aircraft, British watchmaker Bremont has launched its eighth historical limited edition timepiece, the Bremont Supersonic, incorporating

The GE9X is General Electric’s latest and biggest ever engine and could be the power plant that brings to fruition Project Sunrise, the Qantas ambition to launch non-stop commercial flights between Sydney and London. Now undergoing ground and flight testing, the US engine-maker says all systems are go for entry into service in 2020. A

News briefs from across aviation Defence News The RAAF’s 36 Squadron is using the popular DJI Phantom 4 drone to conduct visual inspections of its C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. Using the consumer-level drone, which retails for around $1,100, means 36SQN maintenance personnel can inspect hard-to-access areas of the aircraft, including its 16.8-metre high vertical stabiliser,

What ifs The quandaries facing young would-be pilots It would seem that the pilot shortage is truly beginning to bite. The projected number of pilots that will be required over the coming decades is daunting and the industry appears to be in a state of catch-up as if the situation appeared instantly out of the