Staff reporter

The F-111’s technological leap for the RAAF Soon after WWII a new ‘Cold War’ descended and Australia’s regional geostrategic environment rapidly deteriorated, especially after 1949 when Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist Party established its rule over mainland China. The deterioration continued with the Korean War (1950 to 1953), the defeat of the French by the Viet

The 737 MAX program has met and exceeded its major deadlines and is being delivered slightly ahead of schedule As Australian Aviation went to press, Malaysia-based Malindo Air was set to receive the first Boeing 737 MAX 8 and put the aircraft into service on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore and Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok Don Muang routes. The

Tension in the passenger cabin is greater than ever before The image of a passenger being dragged from a United flight was quickly etched into everybody’s brain with ruthless YouTube efficiency. No sooner had everyone reeled back in shock than more footage emerged, this time a female passenger carrying a child was struck by a

There is political and policy inaction across many fronts A peculiar state of government-driven uncertainty is affecting the industry at the moment, despite a very good agricultural season outlook and a very positive last-year result. While most of the industry have low expectations of government and regularly prepare for disappointment – based on previous performance

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