Industry & Professionals

Could the Boeing 747 have been used as a aircraft carrier? This and other concepts were what made the aircraft the most studied airframe in Boeing history.

This Australian Aviation story from the December 2018 magazine edition features an interview with Western Sydney Airport chief executive Graham Millett.

From the point of view of the aviation enthusiast, it was an awesome sight. From the point of view of the rational aviation journalist, it was a sobering backdrop to…

Hong Kong Airlines will exit the Oceania market entirely from May 2019 when it ends nonstop flights to New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland.

Singapore Airlines says the US-China trade dispute and Brexit are clouding demand for air travel after posting a fall in net profit amid higher fuel prices.

Airbus chief executive Tom Enders says the decision to end production of the A380 by 2021 is a painful one for everyone involved in the program.

This three-part Australian Aviation podcast with Kirsty Ferguson discusses the pilot shortage and how to best prepare for the pilot recruitment process.

Northrop Grumman Australia has appointed Air Vice Marshal (Ret’d) Chris Deeble as its new chief executive. He replaces Ian Irving.

This feature from Geofrey Thomas from the October 2008 edition of Australian Aviation looks at Emirates introducing Airbus A380 into service.

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti has questioned plans from Cathay Pacific and Qantas to expand a codeshare agreement to include each other’s flights from the key markets of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to Hong Kong.

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says market conditions are uncertain for the year ahead as the potential impact from global factors leaves him cautions about predicting what rest of…

Virgin Australia returned to profitability in 2018/19 first half amid ongoing improvement in its domestic business and despite higher fuel costs.

Qantas has sought to reassure regulators its proposed codeshare with Cathay Pacific would not harm competition and instead offer travellers more choice for travel between Australia and Asia.

Air New Zealand has turned around a Boeing 787-9 enroute from Auckland to Shanghai after discovering mid-flight the aircraft was not permitted to land in China.

This story first appeared in the December 2018 edition of Australian Aviation magazine. The outlook is looking more positive for Cobham Aviation Services Australia, now an autonomous division within the…

To mark the 50th anniversary of the start of flight tests on the Boeing 747 in February 1969, Australian Aviation is republishing Ellis Taylor’s report from the April 2010 edition of the magazine on the first flight of the latest, most recent variant of the iconic aircraft, the 747-8, in February 2010.

A former Air France-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-400 will spend its retirement in the gardens of the Corendon Village Hotel outside Amsterdam.

Alliance Aviation Services has reported 40 per cent lift in 2018/19 first half profit and expects a strong second half amid ongoing improvement in the resources sector.

This week’s Throwback Thursday features Gerard Frawley’s interview with Brett Godfrey just months before he stepped down as Virgin Blue chief executive.

Qantas says it has cancelled its outstanding order for eight A380s that has been on the books since 2006 after discussions with Airbus.