Year: 2018

With the crash of a brand-new Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX off the coast of Jakarta on Monday, armchair experts have rushed to judgement in criticising this brand new aircraft type. So for today’s Throwback Thursday article from the Australian Aviation archives, we revisit this April 2016 feature that delves into the comprehensive development history of the 737 MAX program.

The Wings Over Illawarra Airshow will hold a special screening of the documentary “Spitfire” on November 11 2018 to raise money for the charity Legacy.

This edition of the Australian Aviation podcast talks with Graham Millett, chief executive of the Western Sydney Airport being built at Badgerys Creek.

Virgin Australia plans to set up a pilot training school at Tamworth that chief executive John Borghetti describes as an “aviation centre of excellence”.

Embraer 40 Years in Australia A little more than 40 years ago, an on-the-spot decision by a father and son at an airshow 10,000 miles from home proved crucial to the development of Australia’s ongoing relationship with one of the world’s most progressive aircraft manufacturers. It is a relationship that has embraced multiple incarnations of

Showing the way USQ’s aviation experience days The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has promoted the opportunities offered by a career in aviation to high school students with a two-day camp on July 12-13 for 24 Years 11 and 12 students. The experience days allowed students to get a taste of a booming aviation industry.