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.An-124 lands in Melbourne after Volga-Dnepr grounded fleet
April 22, 2021 0 commentAustralian Aviation photographer Victor Pody was on hand to capture the moment a Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 arrived in Melbourne last week.
Read moreSydney–Melbourne back in world’s top 10 domestic routes
April 22, 2021 1 commentAnalysts OAG ranked the service at number seven, with 598,778 seats sold during its latest reporting period.
Read moreQantas raids 747 in Mojave boneyard to recreate 1970s upstairs lounge
April 21, 2021 14 commentThe custom-made replica will be displayed at the Qantas Founders Musuem and showcases the first-class hangout where 15 first-class passengers could drink a cocktail or smoke a cigar.
Read moreAuckland to Hobart flights restart on Thursday after 25 years
April 21, 2021 3 commentThe Air New Zealand A321-271NX, ZK-NNA msn 08496, will depart Auckland at 9am as flight NZ197 and land in Hobart at 11am. The return flight will depart an hour and a half later.
Read moreRex’s Sharp says ‘desperate’ Qantas is ‘technically insolvent’
April 21, 2021 23 commentRex’s deputy chairman, John Sharp, has launched a withering attack on Qantas’ finances, branding the airline “technically insolvent”. Sharp also suggested in the newspaper column that chief executive Alan Joyce was a hypocrite for going “cap in hand” to the federal government for help. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Read moreRAAF Globemaster joins Hercules in WA for cyclone support
April 21, 2021 0 commentThe aircraft are responding to tropical cyclone Seroja, which has destroyed or completely damaged 170 residential properties and businesses.
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