Year: 2015

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation into a collision at Moorabbin Airport on April 11. Piper PA-28 VH-TXH was returning back to Morrabbin Airport after experiencing a “rough running engine” when it overshot the runway and collided with a taxiing Cessna 172. VH-EUU, the ATSB notification said. This content is available exclusively

Boeing 787 Dreamliner After the much-delayed delivery of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and entry into service with launch customer All Nippon Airways in October 2011 the aircraft made worldwide headlines… for all the wrong reasons. It’s well-documented lithium-ion battery problems, a three-month grounding of the global fleet in early 2013 and ongoing technical issues severely dented

Red Flag 15-1 Since 1975, the USAF’s Red Flag exercise has provided America and its allies with the most realistic combat training environment in the world. Taking place four to six times a year at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Red Flag has evolved over the journey to reflect the importance of EW, cyber and asymmetric threats

Business jets out in force at Avalon Business jet manufacturers were out in force at this year’s Avalon Airshow in a display of confidence in the Australian market despite the local economy’s well-documented slowdown as the resources sector goes through a period of transition and amid a weaker Australian dollar. Both France-based Dassault and Brazilian

QantasLink is establishing a new heavy maintenance base in Canberra that will be responsible for the airline’s fleet of 18 Boeing 717s. The facility will open in October and create about 40 skilled engineering roles, QantasLink said in a statement on Friday. Currently, QantasLink conducts line maintenance on its 717s at Canberra Airport. This content

CAF’s ambitious vector towards a fifth-gen Air Force Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown formally launched his bold Plan Jericho at the Chief’s Symposium held at the Melbourne Convention Centre on February 23 on the eve of the Avalon Airshow. “Plan Jericho…describes the vector which Air Force will pursue on our transformation path