Year: 2015

Air Tankers Dc-10 Southern Belle And L-100 Hercules Thor Are Making A Splash As They Aim To Validate Whether Bigger Is Better In Aerial Firefighting. An ‘above normal’ bushfire season has been predicted for a number of capital cities thanks to a strong El Niño phase feeding warm and dry conditions across the country. Aviation

Qantas has celebrated its 95th anniversary with both a nod to its past and a look to the future. The past, in the form of Retro Roo II, a Boeing 737-800 with registration VH-VXQ, was unveiled to invited guests, media and staff at the company’s Hangar 416 at Sydney Airport on Monday. This content is

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce believes the recent terrorist attacks in Paris will not dissuade passengers from travelling to France. The series of bombings and shootings at multiple locations across the French capital on Friday (European time) have killed 129 people and wounded hundreds more. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

No other single-engined turboprop is capable of hauling such a heavy load (or nine passengers) or flying over 1,800nm – from a short, unprepared runway. As the propeller blades slowed, feathered and stopped I couldn’t help but be impressed. I’ve done quite a lot of gliding over and around mountains, but never in an aircraft

BA2276 once again highlights that in the extremely rare event of a crash, evacuating passengers safely is a critical challenge The recent engine explosion and resulting fire involving a British Airways Boeing 777‑200ER departing Las Vegas for Gatwick on September 8 has brought into sharp focus passengers who compromise not only their safety but that

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says American Airlines operating the Los Angeles-Sydney route gives the world’s biggest airline “skin in the game”, helping ensure the success of the two airlines’ new joint venture partnership. American Airlines and Qantas have been codeshare partners on the trans-Pacific for 25 years, but American will return to the Australia-US market