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Key aircraft movements from across the region   Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-9 to Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed

What seems the realm of science fiction is about to become science reality As a budding aerospace engineer, it’s hard to get past the cool factor of helicopters (for Earth based aerospace). I was always impressed by the grace that a helicopter drifted through the air, and thought it seemed even more magical than the

The New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is four years into the decade-long implementation of the New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan. Termed New Southern Sky (NSS), the plan maps out the transition to new technologies and managing the changes to airspace that will be

Is the Middle East still a promised land for commercial helicopter pilots? Despite a competitive Australian market, the Middle East still remains a viable option for commercial helicopter pilots wanting experience and adventure over purely financial gain. The industry’s landscape has changed dramatically over the last 25 years in the region, with a shift toward

Never leave home without one! Well maybe that should be me and my portable GPS device. Now the GPS has been around in one form or another for about the last twenty five years. Since the mid ‘90s, GPS has gradually supplemented NDB/VOR/INS as the dominant radio navigation system for virtually all air traffic domestic

Changing the scope of the Civil Aviation Act We all know how cumbersome, complex and onerous the existing aviation regulatory suite is. Surprisingly, CASA is not wholly to blame. However, in the final hectic rounds of preparing the operating CASR Parts in an effort to have them out the door by years end we are