Month: September 2019

This story by Tom Ballantyne on the operating environment for low-cost carriers in Asia first appeared in the August 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.

Owners and operators of remote airports will be able to apply for the next round the federal government’s Remote Airstrip Upgrade program from October 1.

The idea of flying in the cargo deck might conjure the colloquial image of cattle class but if French aeronautical engineer Florian Barjot has his way, putting passengers in the bowel of the plane could be the next big travel thing. Barjot’s EarthBay concept unveiled at the recently concluded Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas in Los

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its final report into an Air Canada flight where 37 people were injured due to severe turbulence. The incident occurred on July 11 2019 on Air Canada flight AC 33 enroute from Vancouver to Sydney with 15 crew and 269 passengers on board. This content is available exclusively

It is fitting in the year GE Aviation celebrates its centenary, that the global giant also has reason to celebrate an engine deal worth close to half a billion dollars that extends its already impressive reach within the Asia Pacific.

The here and there of sub-standard Two flying stories, same issue, half a world apart. That is what I found recently on two flights at different flying schools. The first was a local school where I had rung and booked a new aircraft type that I wanted to get some time in. I fronted at