Year: 2018

A final frontier Nonstop flights between Vietnam and the US are on the horizon There aren’t many country pairs around the globe today that don’t have direct non-stop flights connecting them. Flying between Australia and the UK is one of them but that’s about to come to an end this month (March) when Qantas Airways

Boeing has launched the company’s largest autonomous systems development program outside the US after signing a new partnership with the Queensland Government on Friday. The company says the three-year rapid innovation program will see Boeing develop a next-generation autonomous systems capability in Australia to increase the independent operation of air and sea vehicles. “As autonomy

A new “repriced” contract with Qantas to operate regional services has squeezed profits for Cobham Aviation Services. The British-based aerospace and defence group announced in London last week that interim operating profit for the aviation services division for the 2017-18 financial year had fallen from £40.6 million to £22.8 million (A$40.6 million). This content is available

Aircraft manufacturers and aviation technology companies worldwide are gearing up for the next frontier in aviation: a regional jet with electrically-powered propulsion, flying passengers for an hour or two with reduced emissions, noise and cost. And that frontier is within the next 10 years, multiple manufacturers are now saying, with new breakthrough partnerships emerging even

The A-4 Skyhawk joins Australia’s Fleet Air Arm The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk evolved from chief engineer Ed Heinemann’s concerns at the trend of increasingly heavier combat aircraft with degraded performance and increased cost. Held in high affection by its pilots and maintainers, the aircraft was given several nicknames, such as Scooter and Heinemann’s hotrod, which

This weekend the Royal Australian Air Force will take to the skies above the Adelaide 500 with displays by the Roulettes and an F/A-18 Hornet. The Hornet display will be flown by “Traylz” from 2OCU based at RAAF Base Williamtown. If you are in Adelaide make sure you look up on Saturday and Sunday at 14:50 local time to take it