Marc Joel Atrero

The A-4 Skyhawk joins Australia’s Fleet Air Arm The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk evolved from chief engineer Ed Heinemann’s concerns at the trend of increasingly heavier combat aircraft with degraded performance and increased cost. Held in high affection by its pilots and maintainers, the aircraft was given several nicknames, such as Scooter and Heinemann’s hotrod, which

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news Two Fokkers for Hars! The HARS airliner collection expands yet again! From New Zealand HARS has obtained two Fokker F27 Friendships previously operated by Airwork Flight Operations of Manukau. ZH-POH, c/n 10680, was struck off the NZ register on January 16 to surface on the Australian register as

2018 is looking good as a year AAAA’s outlook for the coming year is unusually optimistic – including on the regulatory front. Recent media coverage has started to shine a light on the pilot shortage and short-term visa changes, but it is yet to make the links between those issues and the underpinning causes of

Landing and parking fees are not unreasonable at regional airports I was disappointed to read about the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia’s (AOPA) call to scrap general aviation landing and overnight parking fees at Wagga Wagga recently (Daily Advertiser, January 11 2018). AOPA’s ludicrous claim that the City of Wagga is imposing conditions

Are you optimally prepared and focused? I’m delighted to be joining Australian Aviation to offer monthly insights into applied human performance and human behaviour. I’m your new human factor. I will explore many issues including how organisational culture can heavily influence what we’re prepared to do when no one is watching – regardless of the

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