Adam Thorn
Author Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.Watch close-up video of C-17 Globemaster III over Brisbane CBD
January 14, 2022 0 commentAustralian Aviation reader Arnie took this close-up video showing the RAAF aircraft performing as part of the Sunsuper Riverfire event in 2021.
Read moreStudents at collapsed flight school Soar face long wait for court
January 13, 2022 6 commentThe delay until September 2022 means many of the pupils claim to be unable to afford to enrol for alternative qualifications because they have used up their limited VET student loan.
Read moreVideo: Qantas A380 lands at LAX to complete first post-COVID service
January 13, 2022 0 commentYouTube user Airplane Channel took this up close, high-resolution footage showing VH-OQB landing in Los Angeles at 4:39pm local time after a 14-hour flight.
Read moreCOVID isolation cancels 80 flights at Sydney Airport
January 11, 2022 1 commentThe disruption is affecting domestic and international flights from airlines including Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Cathay, FlyPelican and Delta, as Omicron surges through Australia.
Read moreVideo: Watch Charles Kingsford Smith’s Southern Cross airborne in 1990
January 7, 2022 4 commentReader Mike Millett shares this archive footage of a replica of the first aircraft to fly from America to Australia before it was damaged 19 years ago. It’s set to fly again soon after being restored at HARS.
Read moreVideo: Charles Kingsford Smith’s Southern Cross taxis again
January 4, 2022 2 commentA rebuilt replica of the aircraft that completed the first flight from America to Australia has made its first powered taxi run at HARS Aviation Museum.
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