Year: 2023

The Classic Hornet fleet, ordered in 1981, went on to become a backbone of our Air Force for close to 30 years, before being formally retired at the end of 2021. Here, we present our best images.

Adam, Chris and Jake discuss whether the system is helping maintain the duopoly of Qantas and Virgin.

The SA Government has reached commercial terms with Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL) on an interim and permanent home for the unit, which is moving to make way for a new Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

The ‘Spartan’ scramjet is manufactured from special composites designed to resist the extreme heating and cooling experienced when travelling at multiple times the speed of sound.

The first flight from Brisbane to Santo, NF25, operated by Solomon Airlines on behalf of Air Vanuatu, took off at 10:51am on Thursday on board the Airbus A320 H4-SIB (pictured at Townsville in 2020), landing in Santo at 2:03pm local time before returning to Brisbane as NF24 just over an hour later.

Slated for the weekend of 18 and 19 November, the Air Force Newcastle Williamtown Air Show 2023 will feature flying displays over Newcastle beaches and rivers on the Saturday, followed by a ticketed ground display at RAAF Base Williamtown on the Sunday.