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Report examines why Australia has yet to graduate a female fighter pilot In almost a quarter century since the Australian Defence Force fully opened the cockpit door, women have piloted C-130s, C-17 and Black Hawk helicopters and more. But they have yet to crack the big one, to become fully qualified fast jet pilots. This

Becoming a commercial drone pilot The road to a commercial pilot’s licence is a well-worn path. The challenge of accruing flight hours and passing exams is nothing new to aspiring aviators and the rules, governance and education standards have been relatively bedded down for decades. Now, the phenomenal growth of remotely piloted aircraft systems, or

China’s crackdown on corruption in 2014 sent the country’s nouveau riche, potential buyers of business jets, scurrying for cover. Three years later it seems they are re-emerging and executive aircraft makers are drooling over the potential for increased sales. Legendary martial arts movie icon Jackie Chan was definitely an exception to the rule back in

Moving beyond row spacing for passenger comfort Aviation needs a new way to measure personal space within the cabin, and not just because American Airlines will be installing seats pitched at 29” in the back three rows of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Think Jetstar or Tiger A320 legroom but with the narrower Qantas or

Babcock Australasia will soon have 32 helicopters operating from 13 bases around Australia Aviation and engineering support group Babcock Australasia is pushing ahead on a growth path which lifted business by 25 percent in the past year. The British-owned operations in Australia and New Zealand increased regional revenue above $250 million and a major new

The tussle for the lucrative Philippines-Middle East market It is what you might call a Mexican standoff, except in reality it was a confrontation in Cebu, the Philippines major holiday island. Air rights negotiators from the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates went toe-to-toe there late April to thrash out a new agreement that was