Adam Thorn

Less than half of Qantas departures from both Sydney and Melbourne airports were on time during April – significantly lower than all its major rivals.

On-time results were poor among all major airlines, though across April, Qantas fared the worst with on-time arrivals slumping to just 59 per cent.

Squadron Leader Samuel Wright is the RAAF’s only permanent Air Force balloon pilot. Here, he answers all the questions you were too scared to ask about ballooning.

Hosts Phil Tarrant and Adam Thorn record live from Warnervale Airport in NSW to talk through the biggest aviation stories, and what to look forward to in our next print issue.

Bennet flies his precision Wolf Pitts Pro aircraft for his death-defying stunts, but also has a fleet of warbirds including a Wirraway, Avenger, T28 Trojan and Yak-52.

Australian Aviation was in Warnervale, NSW to chat to the key players for the event that also featured a display by the RAAF Roulettes alongside warbirds such as the Spitfire and Trojan.