Year: 2026

Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Steve “Zed” Roberton, who left Lockheed Martin after just six weeks last January, will assume the position, also becoming the chairperson of Boeing Australia Holdings.

The Kiwi carrier saw 79.29 per cent of its flights arrive on time last year, data from analyst Cirium has revealed, placing it behind only Philippine Airlines at 83.12 per cent. Virgin and Qantas placed eighth and ninth in the Asia-Pacific region, respectively.

Under a $22.8 million investment over three years, the Sunshine Coast POLAIR base will be bolstered, with aerial operations to be extended into the Moreton Bay region. The base has seen 449 helicopter flights since January last year.

Gender diversity in Australia’s aviation industry has been a longstanding challenge, but how much has changed in recent years? A new research project led by Swinburne University, in collaboration with Aviation/Aerospace Australia (A/AA), is seeking to better understand the current state of inclusion across the sector. The study focuses on how visible and inclusive the

The six-person MTT-C team is embedded with PNGDF counterparts on three-month rotations, three times a year. Their focus spans training, flight operations, aircraft maintenance, logistics and personnel management, areas critical to building a capable and self-reliant air force in the near region.

The B-52 with new radar, delivered to 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, is designed to advance platform capabilities into the 2050s by improving situational awareness, target prosecution and aircrew survivability.