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Age and becoming a (commercial) pilot Recently, a budding pilot asked me if 50 was too old to start a flying career. Sounds like a simple question, I mulled it over for a while and soon came to the realisation that it was in fact, not simple at all. I am a fully-blown card-carrying member

Surviving high-intensity warfare It was the 19th century British prime minister Lord Palmerston who famously remarked that in international relations there are “no eternal allies … only interests”. Palmerston’s hard-headed world view has particular relevance for small and medium nations that find themselves drawn into high-intensity warfare. The October 1973 war in the Middle East

Qantas runs the roler over a Project Sunrise contender It was really interesting to be among the small media group onboard the demonstration flight of Airbus’s A350-1000 over Sydney and surrounds in mid-February. Interesting, yes, because it was my first flight in any A350, let alone the brand new A350-1000 – the 10-year old kid

Another day, another aviation minister After a tumultuous few months in federal politics where the political and media focus has been on everything except the business of running the country, it is fair for industries like aviation to ask, ‘whatever happened to policy?’. For those running businesses in this environment, the nature of modern politics

Airports contribute $35 billion to the Australian economy each year The sheer scale of Australian airports’ operations can easily be overlooked, as air travel becomes more and more prevalent. However, airports are not just becoming a bigger part of our lives – they’re becoming a bigger part of our economy as well. This content is

Gear for Australian aviators With eight hours bottle to throttle, what does the weary aviator, traveller or crew chief drink to help take the edge off a busy day. We’ve scoured the globe for the best qulity aviation beverages that not only taste good, they give you somewhere to a fly to and a reason