Staff reporter

There was a mixture of excitement and trepidation as I boarded QF9 on Saturday March 24, knowing the next 17 or so hours would be spent in a pressurised tube above 30,000ft. The excitement came from being a witness to history on board Qantas’s inaugural flight from Perth to London, linking the continents of Australia

Aerial application integral to farming success During a recent trip to the northern NSW cotton fields to kick-off field trials of new powerline markers, the integrated nature of aerial application to our national farming systems stood out. Crop protection through the timely and accurate application of herbicides, fungicides and pesticides contributes over $20 billion of

Land use planning outside airport boundaries The Senate’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport legislation committee’s recent recommendation that the Airports Act Amendments Bill be passed is welcome news for the aviation industry. The changes would see airports such as Adelaide, Canberra and Gold Coast submit master plans every eight years, while Australia’s largest four

Gear for Australian aviators Good sunglasses are as critical for a pilot as all the other flight kit that gets squeezed into a flight bag. Operating at altitude means the environmental effects on the pilot are exaggerated, including exposure to UV light with UV increasing by approximately five per cent per 1,000ft. To ensure these

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news Yak Bent at Wanaka The spectators got more than they bargained for at the start of the end of March Easter airshow event at Wanaka, New Zealand, when Yak-3M, ZK-YYY, collided with a cherry picker parked too close to the runway. The aircraft was landing on the grass

The view from the office of a Virgin 737 From its formation as a low-cost carrier 18 years ago, right up to this day, Virgin Australia has relied on the skill and expertise of thousands of pilots to safely deliver millions of passengers across Australia, and the world. Originally comprising of a small, close-knit team