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With new aeroplanes come newly engineered designs for passengers With new and re-engined airliners rolling out from factory doors, making their first flights, or being delivered to their launch customers practically every month, 2018 feels like a time of plenty for commercial aviation. From A for Airbus to E for Embraer (the commercial aviation industry

Plant-based biofuels are ready to make their mark in aviation For the moment, the price of fossil fuels remains at a relatively low level, however, the environmental cost continues to rise. It is an issue recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and airlines alike, driving ongoing research into ‘greener’ solutions and alternative power

Babcock introduces the Airbus H175 into Australian service Embarking on a new helicopter service into the Timor Sea oil and gas fields at the height of the tropical wet season, with new aircraft operating from a new base, is not ideal. But, despite heavy rains, strong winds and the threat of cyclones, the initial performance

No holiday for Cambodia’s expanding air travel industry With a total population of around 17 million Cambodia isn’t exactly your high density booming airline market to challenge the likes of China and India. Yet, in its own way, the country is experiencing an aviation surge as tourism numbers skyrocket. The country’s aviation sector has seen

Alliance puts strength in diversity Alliance Airlines chief executive Lee Schofield says the company has never been busier. The recent pickup in activity is due to some improved conditions in resources sector, the start of regular public transport (RPT) flights on behalf of Virgin Australia and a burgeoning charter business ferrying foreign visitors around the

From grenade-carrying consumer drones to supersconic carrier-killer antto-ship ballistic missiles, new technology continues to revolutionise airpower as we know it. As tensions rise over China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, Australian deploys a squadron of F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs), to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth. This is a location very