Year: 2016

The Royal Australian Air Force has begun flying the Heron surveillance UAV out of RAAF Base Amberley, the first time the RAAF has operated the remotely-piloted aircraft from a major Australian airbase. The RAAF’s 5 Flight has been flying the Heron from Amberley for an initial 10 day period April 13 and 22, where it has operated alongside C-17 transports, F/A-18F

Indonesian government looks to privatise still-grounded Merpati Everyone thought it was dead in the water but apparently there is still life in the battered body of Indonesia’s state-owned domestic carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines. Grounded two years ago with debts of more than A$600 million, crippled by cash flow problems and unable to obtain fuel on

Making hay Qantas gets ratings lift after big first half profit Ratings agency Moody’s has lifted its assessment of Qantas stock back to investment grade, after the airline group delivered a bumper first half profit. On February 23, Qantas reported statutory net profit after tax for the six months to December 31 2015 of $688

Unpacking the Defence White Paper There are plenty of buzzwords and phrases in the new Defence White Paper. “The future force will be more capable, agile and potent,” the executive summary to the Defence White Paper reads. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive

Australia’s federal opposition is proposing a night time “no-fly zone” over the proposed airport at Sydney’s Badgerys Creek to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on surrounding communities. Instead, flight paths for all takeoffs and landings between 2300 and 0600 will be in a south-west direction to avoid residential areas. This content is available exclusively

New RAAF recruit is full of hot air Alan says: Could I recommend a whole squadron? That would frighten the crap out of any invading enemy with a heap of big heads coming over the hill! Seriously…. nice work. Qantas to keep 747 fleet at 11, reports record first half profit Neil Hansford says: Whilst