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Forty years is a long time in anyone’s language. If the past four decades have seen incredible change in Australia and on the world aviation landscape the next four promise to be even more momentous. As the pace of technological advances gain increasing altitude it all points to a challenging landscape ahead for airlines and

An effective emergency response requires planning and coordination Emergencies are an unavoidable part of the aviation industry, with a number of incidents occurring on and around airports each year. The Australian Airports Association (AAA) recognises the importance of creating a platform to bring the aviation industry together to hear from subject matter experts and discuss

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of an A320 to Jetstar Pacific and the withdrawal from service of a Qantas 747-400. Qantas ferried A380-842 VH‑OQK from Sydney to Manila as QF6009 on July 20 for planned maintenance with Lufthansa Technik. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

Australia grounds Tiger fleet after German helicopter crashes Defence has grounded the Australian Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter fleet, following a fatal crash involving a German Tiger in Mali. As of August 14, Defence decided to cease flying operations “until further information becomes available”, a spokesperson for Defence told Australian Aviation. This content is available

Ninety-nine per cent there on OneSky contract – Airservices chair Airservices Australia board chair Sir Angus Houston has told a Senate committee that the air navigation service provider is “99 per cent ready to go” to sign contracts for the new OneSky air traffic management system. Since February 2015, Airservices has been negotiating with Thales

Key upgrades to the Hawk will ensure it is better able to train the fifth-gen fighter pilots of the future Four decades ago as the Air Force was on the cusp of transitioning its frontline fighter force into the 21st century as it looked to replace the Mirage with a newgeneration fighter, the very first