Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorBravo Zulu
January 3, 2018 0 commentNavy farewells the Seahawk Bravo and Battle Budgie Flying low over storm-tossed seas off Newcastle, NSW special forces soldiers aboard a Navy Seahawk helicopter launched from frigate HMAS Stuart eyed their target and at the chosen moment, fast-roped onto the deck of the North Korean freighter MV Pong Su. ‘You don’t need combat operations to
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January 3, 2018 0 commentSince launching Vietnam’s only private airline, VietJet, in 2011, founder and chief executive Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has fast become the queen of Asia’s skies. At the surprisingly young age, for an airline boss, of 45, her ambition is boundless. And so far there’s nothing to suggest she won’t achieve her goals. It really all
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January 3, 2018 0 commentVoyager 1 probe proves you can teach old tech new tricks Far away, 13 billion miles from Earth, there is a tiny man-made spacecraft drifting away from Earth and everything that we know. This spacecraft, Voyager 1, has travelled further than anything else humans have made, learning about the deepest parts of our solar system
Read moreThe (biz) jet set
January 3, 2018 0 commentLife as a corporate jet pilot As a corporate jet pilot working at a major Australian multinational for more than two decades, Clive Brookes travelled the world. The pilot visited the snowfields of Aspen, Colorado, braved the baking heat of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and sampled the delights of iconic cities such as
Read moreA Racer’s Edge
January 3, 2018 0 commentMatt Hall Racing’s season of change To be successful at the elite level of any motor sport, both the machine and the human in the seat need to be operating in unison at the edge of the envelope. This truth is appreciated by every pilot and team that travels the globe as part of the
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January 3, 2018 0 commentBoom and the rebirth of the supersonic airliner While the tyranny of distance has not dulled Australians’ love of air travel, many approach the 24-hour trek to Europe or the US east coast with Dread. Whether in a lie-flat seat or one that offers only a few precious degrees of recline, the journey often leaves
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