Industry & Professionals

Cathay Pacific and Qantas will codeshare on 13 Australian domestic routes, two Australia-Hong Kong routes and 10 routes between Hong Kong and Asia.

This edition of the Australian Aviation podcast looks back at the 10 years since Qantas took delivery of its first Airbus A380, VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton.

Ten years ago this week, Qantas became the third airline to take delivery of the Airbus A380. In recognition of this milestone, Australian Aviation takes a look back at the history of the world’s largest passenger aircraft in Qantas colours and contemplates its future with the Flying Kangaroo.

This edition of the Australian Aviation podcast talks with Liam Morey from Teen Around Oz, who at 16 years of age is attempting to break the Guinness World record to be the youngest person to circumnavigate Australia unassisted and on his own in a plane.

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 came within five metres of leaving the runway after landing at Christchurch Airport because pilots did not configure the aircraft properly for a wet arrival, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says.

This Australian Aviation podcast talks with Shannon Samarasekera and Stephen Limkin from Outback Aviators about the Outback Air Race.

Cathay Pacific is donating the first Boeing 777 ever built to a museum in Tucson Arizona where it can be admired by aviation enthusiasts.

Airport Safety Week has kicked off for 2018, with airports in Australia and New Zealand promoting a safe working environment for airport staff.

Virgin Australia is boosting its network from the Gold Coast with a new seasonal flight to Perth and extra frequencies to existing destinations.

Turboprop maker ATR has appointed Stefano Bortoli as its new chief executive following the sudden departure of Christian Scherer to a senior position at Airbus.

A private consortium has made a pitch to build the proposed $15 billion rail link between the Melbourne CBD and Tullamarine airport.

Delta Air Lines’ first Airbus A220-100 has been painted ahead of its delivery in 2019. The carrier will be the first US airline to operate the type.

New Zealand is four years into the decade-long implementation of the National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan, New Southern Sky.

Bringing an aircraft ‘home’ to Australia is the culmination of not just its construction, but a milestone for Qantas’s chief technical pilot, Alex Passerini.

The Australian government has appointed former Chief of Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin as deputy chair of Airservices Australia.

With ever changing demands of what it takes to pursue aviation as a career, and pilot shortages affecting Qantas, we look back at one pilot’s point of view.

This edition of the Australian Aviation podcast heads to Toll Air Ambulance’s Sydney operations base to talk with experienced helicopter pilot Tim Frankel.

Virgin Australia says it has operated 195 flights out of Brisbane Airport with a blend of traditional jet fuel and aviation biofuel delivered via the airport’s regular fuel system.

Boeing has unveiled the first 777X static test aircraft at its Everett facility just outside Seattle. Test flights were due to begin in early 2019.

London Heathrow Airport has released further items from its now decommissioned Terminal One to be sold to the highest bidder at an online public auction.