Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorSundays at Sid’s
January 8, 2018 0 commentThe amazing treasure trove that was the Sid Marshall collection The Oscar was on show with several other aircraft including Sid’s Spitfire. It is now on display with the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, Seattle, Washington. eric allen If you visited Bankstown Airport in the era of the post-World War 2 general aviation boom
Read moreEvolving the FEG
January 8, 2018 0 commentCombat power through organisation, part IV The RAAF formalised the organisation of its operational units into Force Element Groups (FEGs) on June 1 1988. The new FEGs were Tactical Fighter Group (TFG), which included the supporting air direction units of the Air Defence Ground Environment (ADGE), Strike Reconnaissance Group (SRG); Maritime Patrol Group (MPG); Air
Read moreIntroducing Pinstripe
January 8, 2018 0 commentAnd what 2018 holds for pilot recruiting Seventeen years ago I was asked by his girlfriend to assist a pilot with his preparation for a Cathay Pacific interview. “He is 23 years old and literally cannot string a sentence together,” she approached me saying. That was the beginning of Pinstripe Solutions – Interview Coaching. The
Read moreAlliances of convenience
January 4, 2018 0 commentAre Asia’s airlines about to shift their alliance allegiances? There’s nothing like a good rumour for setting tongues wagging around the airline industry. And while this writer doesn’t make a habit of spreading them, this one is certainly worth some serious consideration. Not only because it is extremely interesting, but because there are several indicators
Read moreA force for good
January 4, 2018 0 commentIntroducing the Australian Helicopter Industry Association The helicopter industry, including owners, operators, engineers, pilots, aircrew and the vital support teams, has become so much part of the aviation and community landscape that it can be taken for granted. So much so that it comes as a surprise to many that Australia has the world’s second-largest
Read moreA new hope?
January 4, 2018 0 commentCASA is turning the corner Significant changes coming from CASA are signalling – finally – that the organisation is listening and acting following a decade of Disappointments. The announcement on aviation medicine changes that will permit aerial application pilots to operate on a Class 2 medical is a significant step forward in the way CASA
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